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6,052 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi As pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 15.0 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
92.5%
Pass-after-fix
0.9%
Fail
6.1%
Avg miles
36,505
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 6,052 tests
Pass rate climbs 1.5 points across the cohorts — newer Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.
Pass
91.5%
Fail
6.8%
PRS
1.1%
Avg mileage at test
42,439 mi
Pass
93.1%
Fail
5.6%
PRS
0.8%
Avg mileage at test
32,912 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,012 MOT tests, the Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A returns 91.4% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a seriously damaged tyre. Windscreen damage and a tyre with the cords showing round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 32,053, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
96 occurrences · 1.6% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
86 occurrences · 1.4% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
73 occurrences · 1.2% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
36 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator
29 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
27 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements
26 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
22 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
22 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
21 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£220–£415
If every one of this Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 1.5-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
93.1%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 93.1% — a 1.5-point improvement. Tests in this band average 32,912 miles — roughly 10K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, has a cut in excess of the… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.
Band to be cautious about
91.5%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 91.5% pass rate against a fleet average of 93.1% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, has a cut in excess of the…, and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. Average mileage on test for this band is 42,439 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (93.1% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (91.5% pass). That's a 1.5-point spread across 2,284 older tests and 3,768 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
