Volkswagen Touran 2019: reliability & common MOT faults

At a glance

How 2,614 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time: 86 in every 100
Did not pass first time: 14 in every 100365 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car: 6 yearsabout 47,548 miles
First tests counted: 2,614

What failed most often

Tyre condition (front)18 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2019 Volkswagen Touran vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Suspension

One fault: suspension arm pins and bushes (front), 4.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 365 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)

Failed on 26 first tests4.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Pins and bushes on suspension arms fail as Major when they are excessively worn. They are graded Dangerous when likely to become detached. DVSA uses the same wording for a suspension joint.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 37 first tests, 3.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Non-component advisories (rear)

Noted on 49 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time: 86in every 100; Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station: 3in every 100; Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed: 11in every 100; Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 86.0% of 2,614 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 88.6%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 11 not fixed make the 14 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage

Petrol1,33341,434 miles8787

Diesel1,28154,966 miles8585

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

Year	Passed first time	First tests
2004	53 in every 100	1,266
2005	53 in every 100	2,004
2006	52 in every 100	2,921
2007	56 in every 100	4,385
2008	55 in every 100	4,134
2009	56 in every 100	4,540
2010	57 in every 100	4,410
2011	66 in every 100	5,484
2012	67 in every 100	5,401
2013	68 in every 100	5,168
2014	72 in every 100	4,764
2015	72 in every 100	3,658
2016	79 in every 100	3,486
2017	80 in every 100	4,122
2018	81 in every 100	3,523
2019 This car	86 in every 100	2,614
2020	88 in every 100	2,111
2021	90 in every 100	925
2022	87 in every 100	368

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage makes a modest difference on a 2019 Touran.

Of 2019 Touran vehicles with under 30,000 miles, 90 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 67,000 miles or more, 83 in every 100 did.

Under 30,000505 tests

90

30,000–42,000549 tests

87

42,000–53,000 Typical car510 tests

86

53,000–67,000507 tests

84

67,000 and over543 tests

83

Petrol or diesel?

	Typical mileage	Passed first time, as tested	Passed first time, same mileage
Petrol	41,434 miles	87	87
Diesel	54,966 miles	85	85

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because diesel cars have done more miles (typically 54,966 against 41,434). At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

	Under 30,000	42,000–53,000	67,000 and over
Tyre condition (front)	2.8	1.6	3.3

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

Is the 2019 Volkswagen Touran reliable?

The 2019 Volkswagen Touran follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (front), about 18 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 86.0% of 2,614 first MOTs on the 2019 Volkswagen Touran passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 88.6%. Among 365 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) appears more often than on similar cars (7.1% of those tests; 26 observed failures; about 4.1× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.

What is most likely to fail on a 2019 Volkswagen Touran?

Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2019 Volkswagen Touran at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (17.5%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.

What common MOT faults stand out on the Volkswagen Touran 2019?

Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (7.1% of those tests; 26 observed failures; about 4.1× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.

Why does Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) stand out?

Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (7.1% of those tests; 26 observed failures; about 4.1× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.

What are common problems with the 2019 Volkswagen Touran?

Common MOT problem areas for the 2019 Volkswagen Touran include Suspension arm pins and bushes (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.

How should I read advisories vs fails?

Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.

What does this Volkswagen Touran 2019 MOT report cover?

This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2019 Volkswagen Touran (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.

Does this include engine and gearbox problems?

No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.