Volkswagen Sharan — reliability by registration year

2010–2021 · 12 registration years · 27,046 first tests

2011 breaks the run — 6.4 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Sharan registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Volkswagen Sharan first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2021 1,050 84.0% 86.2%
2020 1,428 85.7% 88.1%
2019 4,526 85.0% 89.3% Tyres — Condition (rear) 20.8%
2018 2,662 83.0% 86.4% Tyres — Condition (rear) 20.8%
2017 2,828 79.3% 82.9% Pins and bushes (front) 19.7%
2016 2,683 78.4% 82.3% Pins and bushes (front) 16.4%
2015 2,773 74.7% 79.0% Pins and bushes (front) 17.7%
2014 2,551 70.9% 76.2% Pins and bushes (front) 19.5%
2013 2,027 68.0% 72.8% Pins and bushes (front) 17.3%
2012 1,945 66.9% 72.3% Pins and bushes (front) 15.9%
2011 2,005 67.2% 73.3% Pins and bushes (front) 16.3%
6.4 pp better than the years either side What failed 2011 Sharans most often: Pins and bushes (front) (16.3%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (11.6%) · Linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (10.5%)
2010 568 54.8% 60.9%

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