VolkswagenScirocco MOT results

In 2025, 68.3% of Volkswagen Scirocco MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 66.7% for cars of the same age. 9.7% had at least one dangerous defect (8.5% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen Scirocco tested was 12 years old with 95,400 miles. Based on 45,332 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 68.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.8%passed after repair
Failed: 26.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.7%same age 8.5%
Typical mileage: 95,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen SciroccoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	635	84.3%	80.8%
2017	4,485	80.1%	78.1%
2016	5,117	78.4%	74.8%
2015	5,300	73.7%	71.8%
2014	3,628	68.4%	68.5%
2013	4,257	65.9%	65.6%
2012	4,124	64.8%	63.2%
2011	5,668	62.0%	61.0%
2010	5,796	61.4%	59.1%
2009	4,784	60.9%	58.1%
2008	863	59.8%	57.0%
1992	82	73.2%	68.9%
1991	80	73.8%	71.7%
1990	128	68.8%	72.7%
1989	94	69.1%	73.4%
1988	83	69.9%	73.5%
1987	76	71.1%	74.3%
1986	52	65.4%	73.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen SciroccoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	4	100.0%	87.4%	51,700
5-9 years	12,553	78.7%	79.1%	65,800
10-14 years	23,364	65.4%	65.7%	102,900
15-19 years	8,740	61.2%	57.6%	119,100
30-39 years	623	69.3%	71.3%	118,500
40+ years	48	77.1%	82.0%	98,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen Scirocco is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,630	3.6%	1.1×	73.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,258	2.8%	1.2×	73.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,045	2.3%	1.3×	70.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,033	2.3%	1.2×	66.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	969	2.1%	1.2×	69.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	868	1.9%	1.4×	69.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	817	1.8%	1.3×	67.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	815	1.8%	1.1×	68.5%
BS Bristol	South West	813	1.8%	1.0×	61.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	795	1.8%	1.1×	64.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	789	1.7%	1.3×	68.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	768	1.7%	1.3×	64.8%
M Manchester	North West	730	1.6%	1.1×	71.8%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	718	1.6%	1.1×	72.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	628	1.4%	1.1×	64.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	625	1.4%	0.9×	68.8%
RG Reading	South East	619	1.4%	0.9×	71.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	613	1.4%	1.2×	67.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	612	1.4%	1.0×	61.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	595	1.3%	1.1×	67.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	572	1.3%	1.3×	67.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	569	1.3%	1.1×	63.4%
TS Teesside	North East	555	1.2%	1.3×	66.5%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	549	1.2%	1.2×	69.9%
CH Chester	North West	533	1.2%	1.1×	64.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	531	1.2%	0.9×	68.4%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	510	1.1%	0.9×	64.7%
NP Newport	Wales	504	1.1%	1.3×	65.3%
GU Guildford	South East	497	1.1%	0.8×	70.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	495	1.1%	1.1×	62.4%
OX Oxford	South East	490	1.1%	1.0×	68.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	490	1.1%	1.2×	70.6%
SO Southampton	South East	488	1.1%	0.9×	63.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	485	1.1%	0.8×	65.4%
BB Blackburn	North West	476	1.1%	1.2×	70.0%
SK Stockport	North West	462	1.0%	1.0×	68.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	457	1.0%	0.8×	71.8%
EX Exeter	South West	452	1.0%	0.9×	57.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	450	1.0%	1.4×	65.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	434	1.0%	1.0×	73.3%
BN Brighton	South East	423	0.9%	0.8×	64.5%
ME Rochester	South East	422	0.9%	0.9×	71.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	416	0.9%	1.0×	71.2%
PR Preston	North West	415	0.9%	1.0×	67.0%
BA Bath	South West	410	0.9%	1.1×	62.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	409	0.9%	1.3×	72.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	404	0.9%	0.9×	61.1%
SN Swindon	South West	397	0.9%	1.0×	69.0%
CO Colchester	East of England	396	0.9%	1.1×	69.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	394	0.9%	1.3×	71.1%
WA Warrington	North West	385	0.8%	0.8×	70.6%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	384	0.8%	0.9×	61.2%
RH Redhill	South East	381	0.8%	0.8×	70.6%
BL Bolton	North West	345	0.8%	1.0×	69.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	336	0.7%	1.1×	67.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	334	0.7%	1.0×	69.5%
TA Taunton	South West	323	0.7%	1.1×	61.9%
CT Canterbury	South East	322	0.7%	0.9×	73.3%
OL Oldham	North West	319	0.7%	1.0×	69.6%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	318	0.7%	1.0×	67.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	317	0.7%	0.9×	61.5%
SL Slough	South East	315	0.7%	1.0×	75.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	310	0.7%	1.0×	66.8%
DL Darlington	North East	310	0.7%	1.2×	63.9%
LU Luton	East of England	299	0.7%	1.0×	70.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	296	0.7%	1.2×	57.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	296	0.7%	1.1×	66.6%
CW Crewe	North West	290	0.6%	1.1×	63.4%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	290	0.6%	1.1×	64.8%
DH Durham	North East	286	0.6%	1.3×	74.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	259	0.6%	1.1×	66.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	256	0.6%	1.5×	64.5%
TR Truro	South West	252	0.6%	0.9×	63.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	247	0.5%	0.7×	77.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	247	0.5%	0.6×	78.9%
CR Croydon	London	245	0.5%	0.8×	80.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	245	0.5%	1.0×	58.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	227	0.5%	1.1×	63.0%
WN Wigan	North West	226	0.5%	1.1×	62.8%
TW Twickenham	London	225	0.5%	0.7×	76.9%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	217	0.5%	1.2×	68.7%
DA Dartford	South East	215	0.5%	0.7×	78.1%
E London E	London	213	0.5%	0.6×	74.2%
N London N	London	211	0.5%	0.7×	77.3%
SE London SE	London	211	0.5%	0.6×	73.9%
EN Enfield	London	208	0.5%	0.8×	77.9%
UB Southall	London	207	0.5%	0.7×	79.7%
RM Romford	London	205	0.5%	0.6×	71.2%
CA Carlisle	North West	198	0.4%	0.7×	68.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	198	0.4%	0.9×	72.2%
L Liverpool	North West	196	0.4%	0.4×	73.0%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	194	0.4%	1.1×	68.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	192	0.4%	1.0×	69.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	189	0.4%	1.0×	67.2%
IV Inverness	Scotland	189	0.4%	1.0×	66.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	187	0.4%	1.2×	71.7%
HA Harrow	London	185	0.4%	0.7×	82.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	185	0.4%	0.9×	59.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	181	0.4%	0.8×	65.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	176	0.4%	1.0×	63.1%
NW London NW	London	167	0.4%	0.6×	76.6%
AL St Albans	East of England	166	0.4%	0.8×	72.9%
DD Dundee	Scotland	162	0.4%	0.9×	62.3%
WD Watford	East of England	140	0.3%	0.8×	73.6%
IG Ilford	London	131	0.3%	0.7×	74.0%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	125	0.3%	1.1×	62.4%
SW London SW	London	119	0.3%	0.6×	68.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	106	0.2%	0.8×	61.3%
BR Bromley	London	94	0.2%	0.6×	70.2%
PH Perth	Scotland	82	0.2%	0.6×	63.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	76	0.2%	0.7×	68.4%
SM Sutton	London	76	0.2%	0.8×	85.5%
W London W	London	72	0.2%	0.6×	73.6%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	66	0.1%	0.8×	69.7%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	29	<0.1%	0.8×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	28	<0.1%	0.7×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	17	<0.1%	1.0×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	8	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	3,196	7.1%	0.9×	64.8%
North East	2,153	4.7%	1.2×	68.4%
North West	5,023	11.1%	1.0×	68.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	4,669	10.3%	1.1×	68.2%
Wales	2,431	5.4%	1.1×	66.1%
West Midlands	5,278	11.6%	1.2×	70.2%
East Midlands	4,053	8.9%	1.3×	68.3%
East of England	4,702	10.4%	1.0×	69.8%
London	2,816	6.2%	0.7×	76.5%
South East	6,252	13.8%	0.9×	69.1%
South West	4,758	10.5%	1.0×	62.7%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Volkswagen SciroccoCars the same age

Suspension13.0%12.3%
Lights and electrics11.1%13.5%
Tyres8.9%6.9%
Brakes7.7%7.5%
Emissions and leaks3.8%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.4%4.8%
Body and structure1.9%4.1%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%1.0%
Steering0.7%2.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Volkswagen Scirocco tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.9%	3.5%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.1%	2.6%	1.2×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.8%	1.8%	1.6×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.8%	3.4%	0.8×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.3%	1.4%	1.6×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.3%	1.1%	2.1×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	2.1%	1.5%	1.4×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	2.1%	1.3%	1.6×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.8%	2.0%	0.9×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.3%	1.2×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	20.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.3%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	10.9%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	9.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	6.5%
Coil spring: corroded	5.9%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	5.8%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	24,898	65.8%
Petrol	20,432	71.4%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model