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Volkswagen TOUAREG - 2021

63.7 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 TOUAREG, model year 2021. Sample size: 2,448 cars, 6,161 tests and 3,925 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,448 cars

The 2021 Volkswagen Touareg shows an overall defect rate of 64 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average of 79 per 100, indicating a positive performance that is 19% better than the yearly average. It particularly excels in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, with defect rates much lower than those of the average vehicle. While mileage-related trends indicate higher defects in lower mileage ranges for this model, it consistently maintains a strong performance across various categories. Overall, the Touareg stands out for its reliability, making it a solid choice for buyers concerned about vehicle defects.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,448 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 1.3% worse
40.5 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 lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
  • 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
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 53.1% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 69.6% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 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
  • 4.11 (c) (i)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.8% better
72.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 81.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A bootlid, tailgate, dropside, loading door or access panel cannot be secured in the closed position
  • A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 3.7% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 1,418
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 300
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 208
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 143
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 108
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 105
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 71

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 22