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Volkswagen T-ROC - 2021

63.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen T-ROC, model year 2021. Sample size: 22,708 cars, 49,509 tests and 31,394 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 22,708 cars

The 2021 Volkswagen T-Roc has a lower overall defect rate of 63 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 79 defects per 100, marking a 19% improvement. Notably, the T-Roc excels in several categories, including steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing significantly fewer defects than average. In terms of mileage-related trends, defects increase with mileage, but the T-Roc's performance remains consistently better than the average across all mileage segments. There are no prominent categories where the T-Roc stands out negatively, indicating a generally reliable performance compared to similar models.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 22,708 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 23.5% better
30.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake fluid: not visible
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 40.0% better
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▲ 68.8% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.4% better
81.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 85.7% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 6.7% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 81.5% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer: missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 293 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: 8,799
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,949
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,416
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,688
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,353
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,241
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 897
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 820
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 748
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 546

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 897
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 748
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 514
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 413
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 213
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 53