Volkswagen Scirocco 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

29.5% of 26,747 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Scirocco first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.7 (95% CI 96.5–100.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Scirocco built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	29.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	26747
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.5–100.9)	98.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	26747
Rank among this model's 11 build years	7	of 11	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	26747
Tested in 2024	4267	tests	median 102,934 miles	2024	4267

Built 2012 against Volkswagen Scirocco normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 25.7% vs 24.1%; age 8: 25.9% vs 25%; age 9: 28.8% vs 29.5%; age 10: 30.3% vs 31.9%; age 11: 33.2% vs 34%; age 12: 33.4% vs 35.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Volkswagen Scirocco by registration · All Volkswagen Scirocco 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 2012 Volkswagen Scirocco fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Scirocco built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	4,683	25.7	24.5–27	24.1	106.9
8	4,411	25.9	24.6–27.2	25	103.5
9	4,473	28.8	27.4–30.1	29.5	97.5
10	4,479	30.3	29–31.7	31.9	95
11	4,434	33.2	31.8–34.6	34	97.7
12	4,267	33.4	32–34.8	35.3	94.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,747 (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 2012 Volkswagen Scirocco?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 17.2 items per 100 first tests, against 14.9 across all build years of the Volkswagen Scirocco. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Scirocco built 2012 against the Volkswagen Scirocco in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	17.2	14.9	4,600
Tyres	14.3	12.6	3,830
Suspension	12.3	14.7	3,284
Brakes	9.2	9.2	2,448
Visibility	7.1	7.4	1,896

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,747 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Volkswagen Scirocco, 2012 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 106.1. 2013: index 98.6.

Volkswagen Scirocco build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2008	99.6	95.7–103.5	no different	6,534
2009	100.8	99.0–102.5	no different	34,977
2010	106.2	104.5–107.9	worse	40,296
2011	106.1	104.3–108.0	worse	37,601
2012	98.7	96.5–100.9	no different	26,747
2013	98.6	96.3–100.9	no different	26,948
2014	98.6	96.0–101.2	no different	22,793
2015	94.7	92.5–97.0	better	33,285
2016	93.4	91.0–95.8	better	32,062
2017	94.6	91.8–97.5	better	24,528
2018	94.6	85.7–103.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,700

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 288,471 (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 Scirocco 2012 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-scirocco/2012/

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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