What are the most common problems with a Volkswagen CC?

At MOT, suspension arm and suspension arm bushes and joints are flagged more often than on other cars the same age.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used Volkswagen CC?

Any recent work on the suspension arm? (Flagged at MOT 13.3× as often on the Volkswagen CC as on other cars the same age.) Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 2.7× as often on the Volkswagen CC as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Used car guide · 2011–2017

Volkswagen CC common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Volkswagen CC, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 13,331 MOTs done during 2025), and what to check before you buy one.

13,331MOTs done in 2025, all years of this model

14,985on the UK register

2012best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

What usually goes wrong with a Volkswagen CC?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Volkswagen CC in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Volkswagen CC MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2025.

Suspension arm
up to 13.3× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.
Suspension arm bushes and joints
up to 2.7× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.

Volkswagen CC MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2012 Volkswagen CC did best (69% passed first time, 6 points above all 2012 cars) and the 2015 did worst (72%, 0 points above all 2015 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

Year	Pass first time	All cars that year	MOT tests
2017	77%	78% -1	235 (small sample)
2016	78%	75% +3	1,788
2015	72%	72% +0	2,628
2014	71%	69% +2	3,335
2013	70%	66% +4	3,006
2012	69%	63% +6	2,130
2011	64%	61% +3	209 (small sample)

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Volkswagen CC

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the suspension arm? (Flagged at MOT 13.3× as often on the Volkswagen CC as on other cars the same age.)
Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 2.7× as often on the Volkswagen CC as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score