88.8%
Volkswagen Taigo
Volkswagen Taigo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Volkswagen Taigo passed 88.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 16.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Taigo 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 Taigo runs 15.8 points ahead of the Volkswagen average. It is 3rd of the 31 Volkswagen models in the data. The average Taigo arrived at its test 3 years old with 24,138 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.
Taigo MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,208 | 88.3% | 16 pts above |
Every Volkswagen Taigo tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Taigo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Volkswagen Taigo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and brakes together account for 56.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Taigo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Volkswagen Taigo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 70% of everything testers recorded against failed Volkswagen Taigo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Taigo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 26.5% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 18.9% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 10.1% of failure items.
4
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems
Recorded most often: condition not functioning as intended and condition buckle not functioning as intended. 7.2% of failure items.
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Volkswagen Taigo MOT FAQs
What is the Volkswagen Taigo MOT pass rate?
88.8% of Volkswagen Taigo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 6,095 tests. That is 16.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 57th of 575 models.
What does a Volkswagen Taigo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Volkswagen Taigo cars failing their 2025 MOT was brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, on 16.2% of failure items. Next were 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%).
Which area causes the most Volkswagen Taigo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 31.5%, followed by brakes at 25.4%.
Does this mean every Volkswagen Taigo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Volkswagen Taigo 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 Taigo'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.