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Volkswagen TOURAN - 2014

205.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TOURAN, model year 2014. Sample size: 5,130 cars, 10,959 tests and 22,570 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,130 cars

The 2014 Volkswagen Touran has a slightly higher overall defect rate of 206 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 194 defects per 100. Notably, the Touran performs significantly better in categories like Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, showing lower defect rates than average by up to 78%. However, it struggles with Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, exhibiting a 40% higher defect rate than the average. Additionally, the data reveals that as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model also rises more sharply than the average vehicle, indicating potential concerns for higher-mileage Tourans.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,130 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 18.3% better
75.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
▲ 79.0% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • 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: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 11.6% better
15.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.8% better
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 36.9% worse
272.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 62.2% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 113.3% worse
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 36.3% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 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: 4,256
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,366
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,782
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,747
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,171
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,078
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 765
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 473
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 402
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 368

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 473
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 402
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 347
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 295
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 267
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 151
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 142
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 115