Does the Volkswagen Phaeton fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Volkswagen Phaeton records 10.04 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.28 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.24, 95% interval −0.99 to +0.52). It ranks 319 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Phaeton is “A tyre cords visible or damaged”, recorded 282 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 282 | 4.06 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 184 | 2.65 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 160 | 2.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,940 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Volkswagen Phaeton gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.0% of Volkswagen Phaeton MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,451 miles later (1,244 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,244 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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