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Volkswagen Touareg — Reliability by Year

48,260 vehicles · MOT data 2003–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Touareg was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
2022
95.8% pass rate · 124 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2008
78.2% pass rate · 2,443 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2022
95.8%
31,504 mi 124
2021
93.4%
37,625 mi 284
2020
93.6%
38,807 mi 686
2019
90.9%
41,567 mi 3,138
2018
90.8%
45,372 mi 1,673
2017
86.0%
50,830 mi 3,409
2016
84.6%
55,951 mi 4,105
2015
84.7%
61,256 mi 4,386
2014
87.0%
67,486 mi 3,393
2013
86.7%
73,059 mi 2,650
2012
85.9%
78,087 mi 2,200
2011
84.4%
85,024 mi 2,070
2010
81.2%
87,944 mi 947
2009
78.7%
84,806 mi 1,604
2008
78.2%
91,761 mi 2,443
2007
78.3%
93,162 mi 3,712
2006
78.8%
95,692 mi 3,928
2005
78.3%
96,591 mi 3,506
2004
78.9%
90,654 mi 2,880
2003
80.4%
82,585 mi 1,122

Which year Volkswagen Touareg is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 31,504 miles (newest year) to 96,591 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Volkswagen Touareg.

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