Volkswagen T-Roc 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

8.1% of 34,076 MOT tests of the Volkswagen T-Roc first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.7 (95% CI 93.1–100.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen T-Roc built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	8.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	34076
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.1–100.3)	96.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	34076
Rank among this model's 3 build years	2	of 3	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	34076
Tested in 2024	16924	tests	median 28,921 miles	2024	16924

Built 2020 against Volkswagen T-Roc normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 8.2% vs 8%; age 4: 8% vs 8.8%. Axis from 0% to 10%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 Volkswagen T-Roc by registration · All Volkswagen T-Roc 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 2020 Volkswagen T-Roc fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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-Roc built 2020: 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	17,152	8.2	7.8–8.6	8	102.3
4	16,924	8	7.6–8.5	8.8	91.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,076 (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 2020 Volkswagen T-Roc?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is tyres: 5 items per 100 first tests, against 4.7 across all build years of the Volkswagen T-Roc. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen T-Roc built 2020 against the Volkswagen T-Roc in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	5	4.7	1,739
Visibility	3.3	4.6	1,159
Brakes	1.2	1.6	434
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	0.7	0.7	233
Noise, emissions and leaks	0.5	0.4	190

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,833 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 3 published build years of the Volkswagen T-Roc, 2020 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 95.7.

Volkswagen T-Roc build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2018	113.0	110.3–115.7	worse	63,286
2019	95.7	93.2–98.3	better	63,941
2020	96.7	93.1–100.3	no different	34,076

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 161,303 (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-Roc 2020 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-roc/2020/

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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