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Volkswagen SHARAN - 2019

91.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen SHARAN, model year 2019. Sample size: 4,760 cars, 13,075 tests and 11,946 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,760 cars

The 2019 Volkswagen Sharan has a lower overall defect rate of 91 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 106 per 100, representing a 13.9% improvement. This model shows particularly strong performance in categories like brakes, steering, visibility, and lights, with significantly fewer defects than the average car. However, it does exhibit a slightly higher incidence of other unspecified issues, with a rate of 6 per 100 compared to the average of 5 per 100. Mileage-related trends indicate that the Sharan tends to have more defects in the lower mileage brackets, but overall, it stands out positively in critical safety-related areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,760 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 46.6% better
33.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 42.9% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
Visibility
▲ 37.0% better
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.9% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.7% worse
120.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 68.6% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 11.1% worse
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 13.7% worse
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,476
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,890
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 996
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 828
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 703
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 274
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 222

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 33