86.6%
Volkswagen Arteon
Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate and common problems
The Volkswagen Arteon passed 86.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 14.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has ply or cords exposed.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Arteon compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.1%
Volkswagen average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Arteon runs 13.6 points ahead of the Volkswagen average. It is 8th of the 31 Volkswagen models in the data. The average Arteon arrived at its test 5.2 years old with 53,340 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Arteon MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Volkswagen Arteon cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.8% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 85.5%, a drop of 1.3 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 4,834 | 86.8% | 14.5 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 3,328 | 85.5% | 13.2 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Arteon failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Volkswagen Arteon cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and suspension together account for 64.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Arteon MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Volkswagen Arteon cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 74.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Volkswagen Arteon cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Arteon
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 47.1% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 9.8% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 7.8% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 3.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Arteon has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Volkswagen Arteon buying guide.
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Volkswagen Arteon MOT FAQs
What is the Volkswagen Arteon MOT pass rate?
86.6% of Volkswagen Arteon cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 9,702 tests. That is 14.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 95th of 575 models.
What does a Volkswagen Arteon most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Volkswagen Arteon cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has ply or cords exposed, on 13.7% of failure items. Next were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (13.5%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (12.6%).
Which area causes the most Volkswagen Arteon MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 51.1%, followed by suspension at 13.9%.
Do older Volkswagen Arteon cars fail their MOT more often?
Volkswagen Arteon cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 86.8% of MOT tests in 2025, against 85.5% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Volkswagen Arteon has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Volkswagen Arteon that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Volkswagen Arteon's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.