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Volkswagen TOUAREG - 2006

333.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TOUAREG, model year 2006. Sample size: 1,850 cars, 4,066 tests and 13,552 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,850 cars

The 2006 Volkswagen Touareg has an overall defect rate of 333 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the average for that year at 369 per 100. Notably, the Touareg performs exceptionally well in steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure categories, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it shows higher issues in the equipment and other categories, particularly standing out with a notable 32% defect rate in equipment, which is much worse than the average of 11%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates generally increase with higher mileage, but the Touareg's performance remains competitive compared to the yearly average across several mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,850 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 16.0% better
129.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 35.1% better
13.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 18.4% better
22.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 29.1% better
78.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.3% better
307.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 63.2% better
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel tank, pipe or hose: insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 167.8% worse
31.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 38.5% worse
61.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 513 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: 1,509
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,323
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,182
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,071
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 702
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 551
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 329
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 317
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 281

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 232
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 229
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 68