Volkswagen Taigo, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
31,459 Volkswagen Taigos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 88.8% of initial MOT tests, 16.5 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Volkswagen Taigo at the MOT
88.8% of 6,095 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Taigo 57th of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Taigos fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Volkswagen Taigo tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (16.2%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (13.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (10.1%).
The MOT page lists every common Taigo MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Taigo's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.31.5% of Taigo failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.25.4% of Taigo failure items
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Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.15.6% of Taigo failure items
Volkswagen Taigos in the UK
31,459 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 124% since the end of 2023.
- Change since 2023
- +124%from 14,018 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2024half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2024 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 6,650against 8,715 in 2023
- Declared off the road
- 990.3% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Volkswagen Taigos since 2022
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2022 | 5,590 |
| End of 2023 | 14,018 |
| End of 2024 | 22,315 |
| End of 2025 | 28,603 |
| End of June 2026 | 31,459 |
How old they are
Licensed Volkswagen Taigos by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
Show the figures
| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,363 | 6,650 |
| 2024 | 8,491 | 8,712 |
| 2023 | 8,405 | 8,715 |
| 2022 | 5,342 | 5,662 |
Taigo engine sizes
1.0 litre engines made up 83% of Volkswagen Taigo MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.5 litre at 17%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Taigos.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 6,095 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Volkswagen Taigo recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Volkswagen Taigo. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Taigo is affected.
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Jun 2025 R/2025/208
Replace front passenger airbag
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- The front passenger airbag may be faulty. In the event of an accident-related deployment the front passenger airbag may have a reduced protective effect also the gas generator housing may burst and components of the gas generator housing may come loose and cause serious or deadly injuries to vehicle occupants.
- Remedy
- The passenger airbag must be replaced.
Other Volkswagen models
The most-tested Volkswagen models in 2025, against the Taigo's 88.8% MOT pass rate.
- Volkswagen Golf
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen Transporter
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volkswagen Caddy
Volkswagen Taigo FAQs
How many Volkswagen Taigos are there in the UK?
31,459 Volkswagen Taigos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 99 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Volkswagen Taigo reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 88.8% first-time pass rate for the Volkswagen Taigo across 6,095 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Volkswagen Taigo had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Volkswagen Taigo. The most recent was published in June 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Volkswagen Taigo?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, brakes and visibility. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Volkswagen Taigo's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
Already found a Taigo?
Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.
Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Volkswagen history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Volkswagen VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.