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Volkswagen TOUAREG - 2007

310.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TOUAREG, model year 2007. Sample size: 2,271 cars, 5,134 tests and 15,961 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,271 cars

The 2007 Volkswagen Touareg shows an overall defect rate of 311 per 100 vehicles, which is 12% lower than the average rate of 352 per 100 for the same year. Notably, this model performs exceptionally well in the categories of steering and body/structure, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it has a higher incidence of issues related to equipment, nearly doubling the average rate in this category. Mileage data indicates that as mileage increases, the defect rate also tends to rise, particularly noticeable in the highest mileage bracket.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,271 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 12.4% better
124.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 55.5% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • 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
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 20.4% better
21.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 0.4% better
102.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.6% better
271.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 54.6% better
24.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 103.7% worse
22.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 6.8% worse
46.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 498 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: 1,753
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,588
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,139
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,030
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 799
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 575
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 556
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 426
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 415
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 386

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 306
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 103
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 90