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2017 Volkswagen Touran: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2017 Volkswagen Tourans, from 4,318 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

4,318MOT tests in 2025
80%pass first time (all 2017 cars: 78%)
8,500typical miles a year
2.2×the usual rate for brake lights

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2017 Volkswagen Tourans than on all cars registered in 2017.

  • Brake lights2.2× usual
    Volkswagen Touran
    2.9% All 2017 cars
    1.3%

    Failed outright at MOT: 2.9%, against 1.1% of all 2017 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 light2.2× usual
    Volkswagen Touran
    2.8% All 2017 cars
    1.3%

    Failed outright at MOT: 2.8%, against 1.3% of all 2017 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.

  • Sidelights2.2× usual
    Volkswagen Touran
    2.2% All 2017 cars
    1%

    Failed outright at MOT: 1.6%, against 0.8% of all 2017 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.

By area

The share of 2017 Volkswagen Touran MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    32% 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
    22% 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
    10% 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
    9% 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
    5% 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
2021992Tyres 27%
20202,234Tyres 30%
20192,759Tyres 31%
20183,757Tyres 31%
20163,666Tyres 32%
20153,836Suspension 40%
20144,965Suspension 40%
20135,354Suspension 40%
20125,604Suspension 46%
20115,695Suspension 50%
20104,601Suspension 61%
20094,738Suspension 62%
20084,340Suspension 62%
20074,583Suspension 65%
20063,053Suspension 65%
20052,106Suspension 66%
20041,327Suspension 64%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2017 Volkswagen Tourans registered in 2017. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score