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Volkswagen CC 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

16.6% of 11,625 MOT tests of the Volkswagen CC first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.1 (95% CI 84.2–92.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Volkswagen CC fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen CC built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time16.6%all ages tested2019–202411625
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 84.2–92.1)88.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202411625
Rank among this model's 8 build years2of 81 = fails least for its age2019–202411625
Tested in 20241810testsmedian 74,695 miles20241810
line · Volkswagen CC built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 13.8% vs model normal 15% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Volkswagen CC normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.8% vs 15%; age 4: 14.5% vs 15.5%; age 5: 15.9% vs 17.9%; age 6: 17.4% vs 20.3%; age 7: 19% vs 22.2%; age 8: 19.9% vs 23.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 Volkswagen CC by registration · All Volkswagen CC MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Volkswagen CC fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volkswagen CC built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
32,30313.812.4–15.21592
41,93914.513–16.115.593.6
51,89515.914.3–17.617.988.5
61,84917.415.8–19.220.385.8
71,8291917.3–20.922.285.7
81,81019.918.2–21.823.485.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,625 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Volkswagen CC?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 9.6 items per 100 first tests, against 13.1 across all build years of the Volkswagen CC. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen CC built 2016 against the Volkswagen CC in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres9.613.11,113
Suspension5.612.6646
Visibility3.55405
Brakes3.15.1366
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment37.4347

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,625 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Volkswagen CC, 2016 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 93.5. 2017: index 85.2.

Volkswagen CC build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2010114.091.7–136.2no different (rough estimate)307
2011108.297.6–118.8no different (rough estimate)1,335
2012100.597.4–103.6no different15,063
2013105.5102.7–108.3worse20,538
2014105.0102.2–107.9worse21,816
201593.590.3–96.6better17,040
201688.184.2–92.1better11,625
201785.273.2–97.2better (rough estimate)1,296

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,020 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volkswagen CC 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volkswagen-cc/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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