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Volkswagen Touran, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

61,883 Volkswagen Tourans are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 67.9% of initial MOT tests, 4.4 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Volkswagen Touran at the MOT

67.9% of 68,286 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Touran 387th of 575 models. Volkswagen Tourans aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.9%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Volkswagen Touran67.9%
  • All Volkswagen modelsThe Touran is 5.2 pts behind73.1%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Volkswagen Touran tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years5,071 tests88.1%
  • 6 to 10 years19,161 tests78%
  • 11 years and over43,687 tests60.9%

Where Tourans fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Volkswagen Touran tests in 2025.

  • Suspension29.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.2%
  • Tyres15.1%
  • Brakes13.6%
  • Body, chassis, structure7%

The items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.4%), condition has ply or cords exposed (5.2%) and coil spring fractured or broken (4.9%).

The MOT page lists every common Touran MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Volkswagen Touran MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Touran's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.29.1% of Touran failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.17.2% of Touran failure items

  3. 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.15.1% of Touran failure items

Volkswagen Tourans in the UK

61,883 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 31% since the end of 2014, and 35% from its peak of 94,753 at the end of 2018.

Change since 2014
−31%from 89,800 licensed
Typical year of first use
2013half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2013 or earlier
First registered in 2025
1,119against 4,443 in 2017
Declared off the road
7,83111% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Volkswagen Tourans since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201489,800
End of 201591,979
End of 201693,633
End of 201794,447
End of 201894,753
End of 201992,600
End of 202089,240
End of 202185,270
End of 202280,717
End of 202374,897
End of 202469,661
End of 202564,894
End of June 202661,883

How old they are

Licensed Volkswagen Tourans by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 2,966 were first used before 2006.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20259211,119
20248871,056
2023447660
2022371616
20219241,113
20202,1452,326
20192,6542,841
20183,5383,774
20174,1594,443
20163,5043,825
20153,6424,093
20144,523
20134,666
20124,849
20114,785
20104,117
20094,262
20083,769
20073,953
20062,548

3,642 Tourans first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 89% of the 4,093 first registered that year.

Touran engines and fuel

1.6 litre engines made up 38% of Volkswagen Touran MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 27%. Diesel accounts for 79% of licensed Tourans and petrol for 21%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 68,268 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.6 litre37.6%
  • 2.0 litre27.1%
  • 1.9 litre18.8%
  • 1.4 litre8.7%
  • 1.5 litre5.8%

Fuel type, licensed Tourans

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol12,81721%
Diesel49,06579%
Gas1<0.1%

Volkswagen Touran recalls

15 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Volkswagen Touran. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Touran is affected.

  1. Oct 2026 R/2026/360

    48VS - Steering rack bolt replacement

    Tourans built Nov 2015 to Jul 2020 · 83 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On vehicles of a limited production period corrosion can cause a tear of a bolt head on the steering rack. This can result in a loss of steering functionality.
    Remedy
    On the affected vehicles the affected bolted connection of the steering rack is replaced on the right-hand side of the subframe.

  2. Jul 2023 R/2023/198

    Faulty wheel bearing housings can fail and break prematurely

    Tourans built Apr 2023 · 3 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Certain vehicles may be fitted with a wheel bearing housing containing cavities in the material.
    Remedy
    Inspect the vehicle and if necessary replace the rear left wheel bearing housing.

  3. Dec 2019 R/2019/451

    The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification

    Tourans built Oct 2019 · 53 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The specified wall thickness of the fuel tank can in some places fall below the threshold.
    Remedy
    For all affected vehicles the fuel tank has to be replaced

  4. Dec 2019 R/2020/005

    Wheels ordered and bought at the dealers may not be compatible

    Tourans built Sep 2019 to Oct 2019 · 184 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Incompatible wheels in the customer's possession must be replaced

  5. Aug 2019 R/2019/264

    Too little torque may be provided by the engine at low engine speeds

    Tourans built Oct 2018 to May 2019 · 373 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    On the affected vehicles the software of the engine control unit must be updated.

  6. Nov 2018 R/2018/331

    A short circuit in the LED module of the panorama sun roof can occur

    Tourans built Apr 2015 to Jul 2018 · 37,179 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Possible short circuit in LED lighting module of the panoramic roof.
    Remedy
    Modify wiring with integrated fuse adapter cables.

  7. May 2018 R/2018/133

    Head restraint may be insecure

    Tourans built Feb 2018 to Mar 2018 · 2,881 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On a limited production period a burr may have developed on the locking bar of the head restraint guide.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles the left head restraint guide on both front seats must be replaced.

  8. Mar 2018 R/2018/062

    Starter motor may malfunction and overheat

    Tourans built Mar 2011 to Nov 2011 · 16,625 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On vehicles with diesel engines and stop/start system the starter motor may be permanently activated because the return spring in the solenoid switch is bent or broken. If the permanent current supply to the starter motor is not noticed overheating of the component with local scorching damage and a vehicle fire is possible.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the solenoid switch.
How to check a specific Touran for recalls

Touran vs similar cars

Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.

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The most-tested Volkswagen models in 2025, against the Touran's 67.9% MOT pass rate.

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Volkswagen Touran FAQs

How many Volkswagen Tourans are there in the UK?

61,883 Volkswagen Tourans were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 7,831 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Volkswagen Touran 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 a 67.9% first-time pass rate for the Volkswagen Touran across 68,286 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Volkswagen Touran had any recalls?

15 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Volkswagen Touran. The most recent was published in October 2026. 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 Touran?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and tyres. 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 Touran's history?

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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.