Volkswagen Touareg — reliability by registration year
2005–2022 · 18 registration years · 34,439 first tests
2017
breaks the run — 5.4 pp worse than the years either side
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Touareg 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 965 | 91.6% | 92.7% | |
| 2021 | 1,848 | 91.2% | 92.4% | |
| 2020 | 1,857 | 91.5% | 92.5% | |
| 2019 | 2,730 | 83.7% | 84.9% | Coil spring (rear) 48.2% |
| 2018 | 1,486 | 84.3% | 85.4% | Coil spring (rear) 39.5% |
| 2017 | 3,128 | 76.0% | 78.4% | Rear fog lamp 26.3% |
| 5.4 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2017 Touaregs most often: Rear fog lamp (26.3%) · Coil spring (rear) (17.2%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (7.8%) | ||||
| 2016 | 3,647 | 78.3% | 81.1% | Rear fog lamp 20.6% |
| 2015 | 3,919 | 76.6% | 79.2% | Rear fog lamp 18.0% |
| 2014 | 2,884 | 78.2% | 81.1% | Coil spring (front) 26.3% |
| 2013 | 2,190 | 78.6% | 81.6% | Coil spring (front) 26.2% |
| 2012 | 1,728 | 75.6% | 79.2% | Coil spring (front) 24.2% |
| 2011 | 1,563 | 72.4% | 76.6% | Coil spring (front) 24.1% |
| 2010 | 654 | 66.5% | 73.4% | |
| 2009 | 950 | 63.7% | 70.0% | |
| 2008 | 1,149 | 62.3% | 71.6% | |
| 2007 | 1,575 | 63.4% | 70.9% | SRS malfunction indicator lamp 10.9% |
| 2006 | 1,300 | 62.3% | 70.5% | Coil spring (rear) 13.0% |
| 2005 | 866 | 65.5% | 71.9% | |