Volkswagen Sharan 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

24.8% of 18,132 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Sharan 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 104.1 (95% CI 101.0–107.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Volkswagen Sharan built in 2014 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	24.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	18132
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.0–107.1)	104.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	18132
Rank among this model's 21 build years	16	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	18132
Tested in 2024	2823	tests	median 101,231 miles	2024	2823

Built 2014 against Volkswagen Sharan normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 21.7% vs 17.7%; age 6: 23.9% vs 20.2%; age 7: 25% vs 22.8%; age 8: 25.8% vs 24.5%; age 9: 26.9% vs 28.3%; age 10: 26.4% vs 30.9%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2014 Volkswagen Sharan by registration · All Volkswagen Sharan 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 2014 Volkswagen Sharan 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 Sharan built 2014: 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)
5	3,437	21.7	20.3–23.1	17.7	122.3
6	2,932	23.9	22.4–25.5	20.2	117.9
7	3,022	25	23.5–26.6	22.8	109.7
8	2,972	25.8	24.3–27.4	24.5	105.3
9	2,946	26.9	25.3–28.5	28.3	95
10	2,823	26.4	24.8–28	30.9	85.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,132 (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 Sharan?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is suspension: 13.3 items per 100 first tests, against 22.9 across all build years of the Volkswagen Sharan. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Sharan built 2014 against the Volkswagen Sharan in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2014, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	13.3	22.9	2,404
Tyres	12	10.3	2,182
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	7.5	15.1	1,355
Visibility	7.1	7.5	1,284
Brakes	4.3	10.9	783

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,132 (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 21 published build years of the Volkswagen Sharan, 2014 ranks 16 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 103.0. 2015: index 101.4.

Volkswagen Sharan build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	105.1	92.6–117.5	no different (rough estimate)	483
2001	98.5	90.9–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,169
2002	99.2	94.1–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,606
2003	101.4	97.2–105.5	no different (rough estimate)	4,160
2004	99.7	96.3–103.1	no different	6,181
2005	97.8	94.9–100.7	no different	8,631
2006	102.6	99.4–105.8	no different	7,733
2007	106.7	103.4–110.0	worse	7,835
2008	110.6	106.5–114.8	worse	5,469
2009	118.2	113.0–123.3	worse	4,138
2010	108.7	104.0–113.4	worse	5,076
2011	91.0	88.1–93.8	better	12,504
2012	97.3	94.1–100.5	no different	11,837
2013	103.0	99.7–106.2	no different	13,769
2014	104.1	101.0–107.1	worse	18,132
2015	101.4	98.4–104.4	no different	19,971
2016	95.0	91.9–98.0	better	20,401
2017	94.0	90.6–97.3	better	18,344
2018	91.2	87.3–95.2	better	13,473
2019	92.4	89.0–95.8	better	19,769
2020	103.1	94.2–112.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,265

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 204,946 (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 Sharan 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-sharan/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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