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Volkswagen TOURAN - 2013

207.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TOURAN, model year 2013. Sample size: 5,639 cars, 12,368 tests and 25,602 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,639 cars

The 2013 Volkswagen Touran has an overall defect rate of 207 per 100 vehicles, which is 5.7% lower than the average for its year, at 219 per 100. Notably, the Touran shows better performance in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates significantly lower than the average, highlighting its reliability in these areas. However, it faces challenges with wheels, suspensions, and axles, where its defect rate is notably higher than average. The mileage data indicates that as mileage increases, the defect rate for the Touran rises consistently, particularly in the higher mileage segments. Overall, while the Touran excels in certain categories, it has room for improvement in others.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,639 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 21.5% better
77.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 80.6% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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.
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 13.9% better
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 50.5% better
24.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 22.3% worse
268.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 60.0% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 65.4% worse
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 54.6% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 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: 4,973
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,339
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,952
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,545
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,262
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,050
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 903
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 598
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 559

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 559
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 524
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 418
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 337
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 133