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VolkswagenT-Cross MOT results

In 2025, 88.6% of Volkswagen T-Cross MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 86.4% for cars of the same age. 4.6% had at least one dangerous defect (4.5% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen T-Cross tested was 4 years old with 28,100 miles. Based on 29,464 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 88.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 86.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.5%passed after repair
Failed: 9.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.6%same age 4.5%
Typical mileage: 28,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen T-CrossAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	322	94.7%	91.7%
2022	6,977	92.4%	88.5%
2021	8,509	90.3%	87.2%
2020	7,168	87.2%	85.9%
2019	6,482	83.4%	83.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen T-CrossAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	16,150	90.5%	87.4%	25,900
5-9 years	10,701	84.6%	79.1%	34,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen T-Cross 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	713	2.4%	0.8×	86.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	697	2.4%	1.5×	84.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	643	2.2%	1.7×	85.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	593	2.0%	1.2×	89.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	539	1.8%	1.1×	85.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	512	1.7%	0.8×	91.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	470	1.6%	1.2×	88.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	460	1.6%	2.1×	85.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	443	1.5%	1.2×	88.9%
GU Guildford	South East	440	1.5%	1.1×	87.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	436	1.5%	0.8×	88.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	411	1.4%	0.8×	85.2%
DE Derby	East Midlands	404	1.4%	1.0×	91.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	404	1.4%	0.7×	91.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	401	1.4%	1.0×	87.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	397	1.3%	1.0×	84.1%
BS Bristol	South West	393	1.3%	0.8×	88.3%
BN Brighton	South East	392	1.3%	1.1×	88.0%
SK Stockport	North West	390	1.3%	1.3×	88.2%
L Liverpool	North West	379	1.3%	1.2×	85.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	378	1.3%	1.1×	88.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	371	1.3%	0.9×	89.5%
OX Oxford	South East	368	1.2%	1.1×	88.3%
RG Reading	South East	350	1.2%	0.8×	89.4%
M Manchester	North West	336	1.1%	0.8×	89.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	329	1.1%	0.9×	93.0%
RH Redhill	South East	324	1.1%	1.1×	87.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	319	1.1%	0.8×	89.3%
CH Chester	North West	318	1.1%	1.0×	88.1%
WA Warrington	North West	317	1.1%	1.1×	89.3%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	316	1.1%	1.3×	90.8%
BL Bolton	North West	314	1.1%	1.4×	83.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	314	1.1%	1.0×	85.0%
ME Rochester	South East	314	1.1%	1.0×	90.8%
PR Preston	North West	313	1.1%	1.2×	91.7%
SO Southampton	South East	305	1.0%	0.9×	91.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	303	1.0%	1.1×	88.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	301	1.0%	1.1×	86.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	296	1.0%	0.8×	88.2%
NP Newport	Wales	295	1.0%	1.1×	89.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	289	1.0%	0.9×	90.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	286	1.0%	0.9×	89.9%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	279	0.9%	1.1×	88.9%
DL Darlington	North East	277	0.9%	1.6×	93.9%
DA Dartford	South East	275	0.9%	1.3×	87.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	275	0.9%	0.8×	92.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	274	0.9%	1.7×	87.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	269	0.9%	1.0×	91.1%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	266	0.9%	0.9×	90.2%
BA Bath	South West	257	0.9%	1.0×	89.5%
EX Exeter	South West	253	0.9%	0.8×	92.5%
LA Lancaster	North West	248	0.8%	1.6×	91.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	233	0.8%	1.7×	84.5%
TW Twickenham	London	229	0.8%	1.1×	90.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	229	0.8%	1.3×	90.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	228	0.8%	1.9×	84.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	228	0.8%	0.9×	87.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	225	0.8%	0.9×	92.9%
SW London SW	London	224	0.8%	1.8×	90.6%
SL Slough	South East	221	0.8%	1.1×	92.3%
TS Teesside	North East	221	0.8%	0.8×	90.5%
DH Durham	North East	218	0.7%	1.5×	91.7%
NW London NW	London	216	0.7%	1.1×	88.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	216	0.7%	0.8×	88.9%
SN Swindon	South West	215	0.7%	0.8×	89.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	209	0.7%	1.0×	89.5%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	208	0.7%	1.4×	83.2%
RM Romford	London	205	0.7%	0.9×	93.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	198	0.7%	1.3×	85.9%
BR Bromley	London	195	0.7%	1.8×	86.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	193	0.7%	0.9×	89.6%
N London N	London	193	0.7%	1.0×	87.6%
PL Plymouth	South West	193	0.7%	0.6×	88.6%
OL Oldham	North West	186	0.6%	0.9×	88.2%
SE London SE	London	185	0.6%	0.8×	90.3%
CR Croydon	London	184	0.6%	0.9×	87.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	184	0.6%	1.5×	88.6%
TR Truro	South West	184	0.6%	1.0×	90.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	179	0.6%	0.8×	90.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	177	0.6%	0.9×	91.0%
HA Harrow	London	176	0.6%	1.0×	89.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	174	0.6%	1.0×	89.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	174	0.6%	0.9×	87.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	171	0.6%	0.8×	88.3%
WN Wigan	North West	165	0.6%	1.2×	88.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	164	0.6%	1.1×	89.0%
WD Watford	East of England	163	0.6%	1.4×	85.3%
CW Crewe	North West	162	0.5%	0.9×	87.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	155	0.5%	0.8×	89.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	153	0.5%	0.8×	93.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	151	0.5%	1.2×	90.1%
IG Ilford	London	150	0.5%	1.2×	78.0%
E London E	London	147	0.5%	0.6×	89.1%
TA Taunton	South West	147	0.5%	0.8×	91.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	146	0.5%	1.2×	88.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	145	0.5%	1.2×	87.6%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	144	0.5%	1.2×	88.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	136	0.5%	1.7×	89.7%
DT Dorchester	South West	131	0.4%	1.1×	92.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	127	0.4%	1.3×	87.4%
SP Salisbury	South West	121	0.4%	0.9×	81.8%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	121	0.4%	0.6×	88.4%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	118	0.4%	0.7×	90.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	113	0.4%	1.3×	91.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	111	0.4%	1.0×	95.5%
EN Enfield	London	110	0.4%	0.6×	82.7%
LU Luton	East of England	100	0.3%	0.5×	92.0%
UB Southall	London	98	0.3%	0.5×	90.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	85	0.3%	1.2×	88.2%
TF Telford	West Midlands	81	0.3%	0.7×	92.6%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	74	0.3%	1.3×	85.1%
W London W	London	56	0.2%	0.7×	82.1%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	53	0.2%	0.8×	90.6%
SM Sutton	London	45	0.2%	0.7×	88.9%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	22	<0.1%	0.9×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	18	<0.1%	0.7×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	18	<0.1%	1.6×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	16	<0.1%	1.2×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	3,567	12.1%	1.5×	85.9%
North East	1,436	4.9%	1.2×	90.6%
North West	3,672	12.5%	1.1×	88.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,495	8.5%	0.9×	89.5%
Wales	1,564	5.3%	1.1×	88.4%
West Midlands	2,397	8.1%	0.8×	89.2%
East Midlands	1,832	6.2%	0.9×	89.9%
East of England	2,605	8.8%	0.9×	88.1%
London	2,729	9.3%	1.0×	88.6%
South East	4,547	15.4%	1.0×	88.4%
South West	2,619	8.9%	0.8×	89.7%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Volkswagen T-CrossCars the same age

Tyres4.0%5.1%
Brakes3.5%2.2%
Lights and electrics1.6%3.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.4%2.9%
Steering1.3%0.3%
Suspension0.8%1.4%
Emissions and leaks0.4%0.8%
Seat belts and airbags0.3%0.3%
Body and structure0.1%0.4%

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 T-Cross tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.3%	1.3%	1.8×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering	1.1%	0.1%	11×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	1.4%	0.5×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	1.0%	0.7×	100.0%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.6%	0.1%	6.0×	0.0%
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Brakes	0.6%	0.3%	2.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.5%	0.3%	1.7×	0.0%
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.4%	0.3%	1.3×	100.0%
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating Brakes	0.4%	0.1%	4.0×	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	10.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.8%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.1%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.9%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.6%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	1.0%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	0.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	28,957	88.6%
Diesel	507	86.0%

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

MOT results for every model