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Volkswagen TOURAN - 2018

128.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TOURAN, model year 2018. Sample size: 3,689 cars, 8,172 tests and 10,475 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,689 cars

The 2018 Volkswagen Touran has an overall defect rate of 128 per 100 vehicles, slightly higher than the average rate of 120 per 100 vehicles for its year, indicating a 6.8% increase in defects. Particularly noticeable are the defects related to steering, visibility, and body/structure, where the Touran performs significantly better than the average car, with defect rates far below those seen in other vehicles. However, it shows a higher occurrence in equipment-related defects compared to its peers. In terms of mileage trends, the defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the model remains relatively consistent in its performance across different mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,689 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 12.2% worse
77.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 96.0% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 24.5% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 10.2% better
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 13.5% worse
143.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • 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 pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 84.3% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 40.9% worse
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 31.4% better
4.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 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: 2,673
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,332
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,120
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 920
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 597
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 444
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 271
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 194

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 223
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 125
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 55