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VolkswagenTaigo MOT results

In 2025, 88.8% of Volkswagen Taigo MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 88.7% for cars of the same age. 4.4% had at least one dangerous defect (3.6% for cars the same age). The typical Volkswagen Taigo tested was 3 years old with 22,400 miles. Based on 5,672 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 88.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 88.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.6%passed after repair
Failed: 9.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.4%same age 3.6%
Typical mileage: 22,400at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Volkswagen TaigoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	408	90.4%	91.7%
2022	5,257	88.7%	88.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Volkswagen TaigoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3,694	88.5%	87.4%	22,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Volkswagen Taigo 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
G Glasgow	Scotland	171	3.0%	1.9×	87.1%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	160	2.8%	0.9×	86.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	153	2.7%	1.5×	76.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	122	2.2%	1.7×	86.1%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	115	2.0%	2.7×	85.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	113	2.0%	0.9×	92.9%
M Manchester	North West	112	2.0%	1.3×	88.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	111	2.0%	1.1×	91.0%
L Liverpool	North West	108	1.9%	1.7×	83.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	107	1.9%	1.3×	95.3%
CH Chester	North West	105	1.9%	1.7×	91.4%
WA Warrington	North West	104	1.8%	1.8×	88.5%
SK Stockport	North West	103	1.8%	1.8×	88.3%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	97	1.7%	1.0×	90.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	86	1.5%	0.9×	83.7%
BL Bolton	North West	85	1.5%	2.0×	94.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	83	1.5%	1.2×	86.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	82	1.4%	3.5×	81.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	78	1.4%	1.0×	92.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	78	1.4%	0.7×	91.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	78	1.4%	1.1×	93.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	72	1.3%	1.1×	79.2%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	66	1.2%	2.1×	97.0%
RH Redhill	South East	66	1.2%	1.1×	90.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	64	1.1%	1.3×	93.8%
PO Portsmouth	South East	63	1.1%	0.8×	82.5%
ME Rochester	South East	61	1.1%	1.0×	91.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	61	1.1%	1.0×	90.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	61	1.1%	0.8×	93.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	58	1.0%	1.1×	87.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	58	1.0%	1.1×	93.1%
OX Oxford	South East	56	1.0%	0.9×	94.6%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	55	1.0%	1.1×	90.9%
PA Paisley	Scotland	54	1.0%	2.1×	85.2%
PR Preston	North West	54	1.0%	1.0×	94.4%
BS Bristol	South West	53	0.9%	0.5×	75.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	52	0.9%	1.3×	86.5%
SO Southampton	South East	51	0.9%	0.7×	86.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	50	0.9%	0.7×	86.0%
OL Oldham	North West	50	0.9%	1.3×	96.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	50	0.9%	0.8×	82.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	50	0.9%	0.7×	88.0%
DL Darlington	North East	49	0.9%	1.5×	89.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	49	0.9%	0.9×	95.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	48	0.8%	1.7×	85.4%
NP Newport	Wales	48	0.8%	1.0×	87.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	48	0.8%	0.6×	91.7%
RG Reading	South East	48	0.8%	0.6×	81.2%
GU Guildford	South East	47	0.8%	0.6×	91.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	47	0.8%	0.7×	89.4%
EX Exeter	South West	46	0.8%	0.7×	89.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	46	0.8%	0.7×	89.1%
BN Brighton	South East	45	0.8%	0.7×	95.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	45	0.8%	1.0×	86.7%
DA Dartford	South East	44	0.8%	1.1×	86.4%
DH Durham	North East	44	0.8%	1.6×	90.9%
CW Crewe	North West	42	0.7%	1.2×	90.5%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	42	0.7%	0.8×	95.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	42	0.7%	0.9×	97.6%
AL St Albans	East of England	41	0.7%	1.6×	97.6%
RM Romford	London	41	0.7%	0.9×	97.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	41	0.7%	1.5×	85.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	41	0.7%	1.2×	82.9%
BA Bath	South West	40	0.7%	0.8×	80.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	40	0.7%	1.2×	97.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	40	0.7%	1.9×	100.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	40	0.7%	1.3×	77.5%
CR Croydon	London	39	0.7%	1.0×	94.9%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	39	0.7%	1.0×	97.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	38	0.7%	0.6×	84.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	37	0.7%	0.9×	89.2%
TS Teesside	North East	37	0.7%	0.7×	86.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	36	0.6%	1.5×	91.7%
NW London NW	London	35	0.6%	0.9×	88.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	35	0.6%	0.9×	85.7%
BR Bromley	London	33	0.6%	1.6×	78.8%
SL Slough	South East	33	0.6%	0.8×	93.9%
PL Plymouth	South West	32	0.6%	0.6×	90.6%
TW Twickenham	London	31	0.5%	0.8×	77.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	30	0.5%	1.3×	100.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	30	0.5%	0.6×	90.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	29	0.5%	0.7×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	29	0.5%	1.2×	–
TR Truro	South West	29	0.5%	0.8×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	28	0.5%	1.2×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	27	0.5%	0.9×	–
HA Harrow	London	26	0.5%	0.8×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	26	0.5%	0.8×	–
WN Wigan	North West	26	0.5%	1.0×	–
SE London SE	London	25	0.4%	0.6×	–
N London N	London	24	0.4%	0.6×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	24	0.4%	1.1×	–
WD Watford	East of England	24	0.4%	1.1×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	23	0.4%	1.4×	–
SN Swindon	South West	23	0.4%	0.5×	–
IG Ilford	London	21	0.4%	0.8×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	20	0.4%	0.7×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	19	0.3%	1.2×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	19	0.3%	0.5×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	18	0.3%	0.5×	–
EN Enfield	London	17	0.3%	0.5×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	16	0.3%	1.1×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	16	0.3%	0.8×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	14	0.2%	0.6×	–
SW London SW	London	14	0.2%	0.6×	–
UB Southall	London	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
E London E	London	11	0.2%	0.2×	–
LU Luton	East of England	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	10	0.2%	0.8×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	9	0.2%	0.8×	–
TA Taunton	South West	8	0.1%	0.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	810	14.3%	1.8×	86.8%
North East	243	4.3%	1.1×	89.7%
North West	950	16.7%	1.4×	90.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	512	9.0%	1.0×	88.7%
Wales	273	4.8%	1.0×	89.4%
West Midlands	533	9.4%	1.0×	89.5%
East Midlands	396	7.0%	1.0×	85.6%
East of England	491	8.7%	0.9×	90.2%
London	378	6.7%	0.7×	90.5%
South East	696	12.3%	0.8×	89.7%
South West	390	6.9%	0.7×	85.9%

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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 TaigoCars the same age

Tyres4.3%4.8%
Brakes3.0%1.4%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.2%2.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.5%0.3%
Lights and electrics1.2%2.5%
Suspension0.7%0.7%
Emissions and leaks0.3%0.4%
Body and structure0.1%0.2%
Steering0.1%0.1%

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 Taigo 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%	0.8%	2.9×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.0%	2.0%	1.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.3%	1.7%	0.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.0%	1.1%	0.9×	100.0%
Condition: not functioning as intended Seat belts and airbags	0.8%	0.1%	8.0×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	1.0%	0.7×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.5%	0.8%	0.6×	0.0%
Condition: buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and airbags	0.4%	0.1%	4.0×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.4%	0.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	0.4%	0.0%	–	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	11.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	5.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.3%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.4%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.3%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	1.6%
Non-component advisories: Items removed from driver's view prior to test	0.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	0.6%

MOT results for every model