Volkswagen Scirocco MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volkswagen Scirocco in Great Britain in 2025 — 45,862 tests. Figures cover every Scirocco first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Scirocco ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
68.4%
3.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
45,862
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.7%
of Scirocco first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
78,750
middle half: 63,750–98,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volkswagen Scirocco cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 49,613 Volkswagen Scirocco cars that were taxed or on SORN: 44,761 taxed and 4,852 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Volkswagen Scirocco vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
44,761
90.2% of the 49,613 Scirocco cars taxed or on SORN; 71 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
4,852
declared off the road by their keepers — 9.8% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Scirocco cars peaked at 52,265 at the end of 2018 and has since fallen by 7,504 (14.4%) to 44,761 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 2,021 at the end of 2014 to 4,852 at the end of 2025, up 140.1%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Scirocco cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Scirocco cars, year 2014: 38kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2015: 43kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2016: 48kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2017: 52kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2018: 52kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2019: 51kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2020: 50kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2021: 50kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2022: 49kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2023: 48kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2024: 46kTaxed Scirocco cars, year 2025: 45k45k
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YearTaxed Scirocco cars
201437,717
201542,793
201647,638
201752,181
201852,265
201951,314
202050,376
202150,013
202249,363
202347,845
202446,314
202544,761

Scirocco cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k5k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Scirocco cars on SORN, year 2014: 2kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2016: 2kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2017: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2018: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2019: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2020: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2021: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2022: 3kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2023: 4kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2024: 4kScirocco cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearScirocco cars on SORN
20142,021
20152,352
20162,500
20172,604
20182,667
20192,927
20203,060
20213,152
20223,410
20233,829
20244,388
20254,852

Which model years survive

Taxed Scirocco cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 44,761 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 5 taxed Scirocco cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 44,756. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Scirocco cars
20186241.4%
20174,51810.1%
20165,12411.4%
20155,36112.0%
20143,7128.3%
20134,2819.6%
20124,1869.4%
20115,62712.6%
20105,50812.3%
20094,3609.7%
20087811.7%
All other build years (25 years, each under 1%)6741.5%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name SCIROCCO under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Scirocco ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Scirocco vs all cars, 2025.

Volkswagen SciroccoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 7: 84.1%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 8: 80.2%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 9: 78.4%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 10: 73.6%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 11: 68.5%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 12: 65.9%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 13: 65%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 14: 62%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 15: 61.4%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 16: 60.9%Volkswagen Scirocco, vehicle age 17: 59.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Volkswagen Scirocco 59.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Scirocco testsScirocco pass rateAll cars
765384.1%80.9%
84,60080.2%78.2%
95,22478.4%74.9%
105,35973.6%71.9%
113,67168.5%68.6%
124,29465.9%65.8%
134,16365.0%63.5%
145,69862.0%61.2%
155,83861.4%59.3%
164,81160.9%58.3%
1787259.7%57.2%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Scirocco's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Scirocco beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Scirocco aheadScirocco behind
-4-2+0+2+4Age 7: +3.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.0 points vs the average carAge 9: +3.5 points vs the average car9Age 10: +1.7 points vs the average carAge 11: -0.1 points vs the average car11Age 12: +0.1 points vs the average carAge 13: +1.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: +0.8 points vs the average carAge 15: +2.1 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.6 points vs the average carAge 17: +2.5 points vs the average car17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
7+3.2
8+2.0
9+3.5
10+1.7
11-0.1
12+0.1
13+1.5
14+0.8
15+2.1
16+2.6
17+2.5

The Scirocco fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Scirocco fleet still in use.

01k3k4k6kAge 7: 6537Age 8: 4kAge 9: 5k9Age 10: 5kAge 11: 3k11Age 12: 4kAge 13: 4k13Age 14: 5kAge 15: 5k15Age 16: 4kAge 17: 87217Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
7653
84,600
95,224
105,359
113,671
124,294
134,163
145,698
155,838
164,811
17872

What a Scirocco fails on

Where the failure items land when a Scirocco fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension25.9%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.2%
Tyres16.5%
Brakes16.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.1%
Visibility5.3%
Body, chassis, structure2.9%
Road Wheels1.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Scirocco, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 37.9% of advisories37.9%Tyres: 27.4% of advisories27.4%Brakes: 21.4% of advisories21.4%Noise, emissions and leaks: 4.3% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 2.9% of advisoriesRoad Wheels: 1.7% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesRoad Wheels
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension37.9%
Tyres27.4%
Brakes21.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.3%
Non-component advisories2.9%
Road Wheels1.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Scirocco?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Scirocco fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 65.9% of 25,114 tests65.9%Diesel25,114 testsPetrol: 71.5% of 20,746 tests71.5%Petrol20,746 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel25,11465.9%
Petrol20,74671.5%

What mileage is normal for a Scirocco?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Scirocco; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Scirocco (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k7911131517Vehicle age (years)Age 7: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 38,750–63,750)Age 8: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 43,750–73,750)Age 9: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–83,750)Age 10: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 63,750–98,750)Age 11: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–111,250)Age 12: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 78,750–121,250)Age 13: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 88,750–131,250)Age 14: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 93,750–136,250)Age 15: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 96,250–141,250)Age 16: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 98,750–143,750)Age 17: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 91,250–131,250)111k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
738,75048,75063,750
843,75058,75073,750
953,75068,75083,750
1063,75078,75098,750
1171,25091,250111,250
1278,75098,750121,250
1388,750108,750131,250
1493,750113,750136,250
1596,250116,250141,250
1698,750121,250143,750
1791,250111,250131,250

What fails at each age

The Scirocco's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsTyres31.5%
6-9 yrsBrakes21.5%
6-9 yrsSuspension18.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.0%
6-9 yrsVisibility6.4%
6-9 yrsEverything else12.1%
10-13 yrsSuspension28.6%
10-13 yrsTyres20.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes16.7%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks4.9%
10-13 yrsEverything else10.8%
14+ yrsSuspension30.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.7%
14+ yrsBrakes17.8%
14+ yrsTyres12.8%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks6.9%
14+ yrsEverything else12.4%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.