Does the Volkswagen Touran fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Volkswagen Touran records 11.06 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.88 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.18, 95% interval +4.09 to +4.27). It ranks 111 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 Touran by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Volkswagen Touran is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 24,874 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 24,874 | 5.15 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 19,228 | 3.98 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 1,741 | 0.36 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 1,715 | 0.35 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 989 | 0.20 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 483,389 (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 Touran gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
21.4% of Volkswagen Touran MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,574 miles later (6,327 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,327 (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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