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Does the Volkswagen Sharan fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Volkswagen Sharan records 10.39 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.49 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.90, 95% interval +5.77 to +6.04). It ranks 86 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Volkswagen Sharan by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Sharan is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 5,454 times in 2019–2024.

Volkswagen Sharan: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc5,4542.51
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated5,3332.46
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced3,5941.66
Exhaust system leaking or insecure2,6561.22
Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point2,1751.00

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 216,873 (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 Sharan gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

28.8% of Volkswagen Sharan MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,713 miles later (5,176 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,176 (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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