Volkswagen Touran 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

42.3% of 37,520 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Touran first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.3 (95% CI 99.7–102.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Touran built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	42.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	37520
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.7–102.9)	101.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	37520
Rank among this model's 18 build years	12	of 18	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	37520
Tested in 2024	4984	tests	median 136,839 miles	2024	4984

Built 2008 against Volkswagen Touran normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 41.7% vs 38.3%; age 12: 41.4% vs 38.6%; age 13: 41.5% vs 41.8%; age 14: 42.5% vs 43.5%; age 15: 43.2% vs 44.7%; age 16: 43.9% vs 45.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Volkswagen Touran by registration · All Volkswagen Touran 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 2008 Volkswagen Touran fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 Touran built 2008: 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)
11	7,331	41.7	40.6–42.8	38.3	108.7
12	6,674	41.4	40.3–42.6	38.6	107.3
13	6,494	41.5	40.3–42.7	41.8	99.2
14	6,269	42.5	41.3–43.7	43.5	97.7
15	5,768	43.2	42–44.5	44.7	96.8
16	4,984	43.9	42.5–45.3	45.2	97.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,520 (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 2008 Volkswagen Touran?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 42.6 items per 100 first tests, against 28.4 across all build years of the Volkswagen Touran. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Touran built 2008 against the Volkswagen Touran in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	42.6	28.4	16,000
Body, chassis, structure	23.7	11.1	8,892
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	21.8	16.4	8,189
Tyres	15.3	13.1	5,758
Brakes	11.4	11.3	4,289

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,520 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 18 published build years of the Volkswagen Touran, 2008 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 96.8. 2009: index 104.0.

Volkswagen Touran build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	101.0	96.4–105.6	no different (rough estimate)	3,789
2004	103.7	101.8–105.6	worse	23,591
2005	103.0	101.4–104.6	worse	33,095
2006	105.2	103.7–106.7	worse	38,915
2007	96.8	95.5–98.2	better	45,310
2008	101.3	99.7–102.9	no different	37,520
2009	104.0	102.4–105.7	worse	37,176
2010	106.0	104.2–107.9	worse	32,954
2011	94.4	92.7–96.1	better	36,929
2012	94.1	92.3–96.0	better	34,462
2013	96.9	94.8–98.9	better	31,715
2014	94.8	92.6–97.1	better	29,344
2015	92.6	89.9–95.3	better	22,975
2016	94.3	91.4–97.2	better	21,942
2017	97.8	94.8–100.9	no different	22,499
2018	110.2	106.1–114.4	worse	15,112
2019	88.9	83.8–93.9	better	8,536
2020	78.2	71.6–84.7	better	4,515

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 480,379 (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 Touran 2008 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-touran/2008/

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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