Volkswagen T-Cross 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

10.1% of 20,215 MOT tests of the Volkswagen T-Cross first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.1 (95% CI 93.8–102.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen T-Cross built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	10.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	20215
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.8–102.3)	98.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	20215
Rank among this model's 2 build years	1	of 2	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	20215
Tested in 2024	6717	tests	median 29,496 miles	2024	6717

Built 2019 against Volkswagen T-Cross normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 7.4% vs 8.6%; age 4: 10.4% vs 10.2%; age 5: 12.5% vs 12.1%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross by registration · All Volkswagen T-Cross 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 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 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 T-Cross built 2019: 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)
3	6,767	7.4	6.8–8	8.6	85.9
4	6,731	10.4	9.7–11.2	10.2	101.9
5	6,717	12.5	11.7–13.3	12.1	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,215 (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 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is tyres: 5.7 items per 100 first tests, against 5 across all build years of the Volkswagen T-Cross. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen T-Cross built 2019 against the Volkswagen T-Cross in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	5.7	5	1,165
Brakes	4.4	4.7	886
Steering	3.3	2.3	667
Visibility	2.9	2.9	581
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1	1	205

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,268 (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 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 2 published build years of the Volkswagen T-Cross, 2019 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2020: index 108.5.

Volkswagen T-Cross build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2019	98.1	93.8–102.3	no different	20,215
2020	108.5	103.1–113.9	worse	15,142

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 35,357 (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 T-Cross 2019 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-t-cross/2019/

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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