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Volkswagen TOURAN - 2007

387.6 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 TOURAN, model year 2007. Sample size: 5,685 cars, 12,377 tests and 47,971 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,685 cars

The 2007 Volkswagen Touran has an overall defect rate of 388 defects per 100 cars, which is 10% higher than the average for vehicles of the same year, at 352 defects per 100 cars. Notably, the Touran excels in brake performance, with significantly fewer defects compared to the average, and shows fewer issues with lights and electrics as well. On the downside, it has higher rates of defects in steering, wheels, suspensions, axles, and equipment. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, the defect rate increases substantially.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,685 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 31.8% better
96.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 29.0% worse
25.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 0.4% worse
26.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear 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
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 35.0% better
66.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 36.9% worse
429.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 1.3% worse
55.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 157.8% worse
28.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 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: or flexible stalk damaged
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 4.1% worse
45.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 500 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)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,874
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,040
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,429
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,885
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,830
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,792
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,386
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,355
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,206
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,155

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,206
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 853
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 629
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 606
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 484
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 416
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 294
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 253
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 247