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2015 Volkswagen Touareg: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2015 Volkswagen Touaregs, from 4,102 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

4,102MOT tests in 2025
77%pass first time (all 2015 cars: 72%)
9,100typical miles a year
12.8×the usual rate for rear fog light

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2015 Volkswagen Touaregs than on all cars registered in 2015.

  • Rear fog light12.8× usual
    Volkswagen Touareg
    6.4% All 2015 cars
    0.5%

    Failed outright at MOT: 6.3%, against 0.5% of all 2015 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

  • Engine warning light1.9× usual
    Volkswagen Touareg
    3.1% All 2015 cars
    1.6%

    Failed outright at MOT: 3.1%, against 1.6% of all 2015 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

Better than most

Tyre condition: 6.6% here, against 13.4% of all 2015 cars. Suspension arm bushes and joints: 2.6% here, against 7.1% of all 2015 cars.

By area

The share of 2015 Volkswagen Touareg MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    24% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Brakes
    19% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Suspension
    13% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Lights and electrics
    12% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    5% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    3% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

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Other years

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20221,028Tyres 24%
20211,969Tyres 23%
20201,941Tyres 21%
20192,854Tyres 23%
20181,554Tyres 22%
20173,257Tyres 23%
20163,824Tyres 23%
20143,006Tyres 25%
20132,269Tyres 28%
20121,787Tyres 25%
20111,618Suspension 27%
2010695Suspension 37%
20091,011Suspension 44%
20081,234Suspension 45%
20071,696Suspension 43%
20061,382Suspension 51%
2005927Suspension 52%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2015 Volkswagen Touaregs registered in 2015. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score