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Volkswagen Scirocco 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

23.9% of 22,793 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Scirocco first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 96.0–101.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Scirocco built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time23.9%all ages tested2019–202422793
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.0–101.2)98.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202422793
Rank among this model's 11 build years6of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202422793
Tested in 20243751testsmedian 82,011 miles20243751
line · Volkswagen Scirocco built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 19.7% vs model normal 19.1% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Volkswagen Scirocco normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 19.7% vs 19.1%; age 6: 21.4% vs 20.1%; age 7: 22.4% vs 22.1%; age 8: 24.3% vs 24%; age 9: 26.4% vs 28.7%; age 10: 29.8% vs 31.9%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
53,94419.718.5–2119.1103
63,74621.420.1–22.720.1106.3
73,80622.421.1–23.722.1101.1
83,78824.322.9–25.724101
93,75826.425–27.828.792
103,75129.828.3–31.231.993.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,793 (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 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is tyres: 13.5 items per 100 first tests, against 12.6 across all build years of the Volkswagen Scirocco. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Scirocco built 2014 against the Volkswagen Scirocco in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres13.512.63,083
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.914.92,250
Visibility6.87.41,554
Brakes6.89.21,551
Suspension4.814.71,099

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,793 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Volkswagen Scirocco, 2014 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 98.6. 2015: index 94.7.

Volkswagen Scirocco build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200899.695.7–103.5no different6,534
2009100.899.0–102.5no different34,977
2010106.2104.5–107.9worse40,296
2011106.1104.3–108.0worse37,601
201298.796.5–100.9no different26,747
201398.696.3–100.9no different26,948
201498.696.0–101.2no different22,793
201594.792.5–97.0better33,285
201693.491.0–95.8better32,062
201794.691.8–97.5better24,528
201894.685.7–103.4no 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 2014 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/2014/

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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