Volkswagen Sharan MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volkswagen Sharan in Great Britain in 2025 — 35,047 tests. Figures cover every Sharan first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Sharan ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
75.7%
3.4 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
35,047
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.8%
of Sharan first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
106,250
middle half: 78,750–156,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volkswagen Sharan cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 34,506 Volkswagen Sharan cars that were taxed or on SORN: 29,087 taxed and 5,419 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 Sharan vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
29,087
84.3% of the 34,506 Sharan cars taxed or on SORN; 122 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
5,419
declared off the road by their keepers — 15.7% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Sharan cars peaked at 39,742 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 10,655 (26.8%) to 29,087 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 1,812 at the end of 2014 to 5,419 at the end of 2025, up 199.1%. 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 Sharan cars, year by year

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

010k20k30k40k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Sharan cars, year 2014: 40kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2015: 39kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2016: 39kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2017: 39kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2018: 38kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2019: 39kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2020: 37kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2021: 37kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2022: 35kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2023: 32kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2024: 30kTaxed Sharan cars, year 2025: 29k29k
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YearTaxed Sharan cars
201439,742
201539,431
201639,310
201738,667
201837,833
201939,120
202037,314
202136,519
202234,503
202332,185
202430,209
202529,087

Sharan 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.

02k4k6k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Sharan cars on SORN, year 2014: 2kSharan cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kSharan cars on SORN, year 2016: 3kSharan cars on SORN, year 2017: 4kSharan cars on SORN, year 2018: 4kSharan cars on SORN, year 2019: 4kSharan cars on SORN, year 2020: 5kSharan cars on SORN, year 2021: 5kSharan cars on SORN, year 2022: 5kSharan cars on SORN, year 2023: 5kSharan cars on SORN, year 2024: 5kSharan cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearSharan cars on SORN
20141,812
20152,493
20163,126
20173,640
20184,031
20194,499
20205,183
20214,969
20225,027
20235,260
20245,303
20255,419

Which model years survive

Taxed Sharan cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 29,087 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 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 Sharan cars
20211,0733.7%
20201,4805.1%
20194,63915.9%
20182,7399.4%
20172,8899.9%
20162,7279.4%
20152,8019.6%
20142,4518.4%
20131,8496.4%
20121,6385.6%
20111,7285.9%
20105491.9%
20093361.2%
20083721.3%
20074531.6%
20063741.3%
20053651.3%
All other build years (eleven years, each under 1%)6242.1%

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 SHARAN 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 Sharan ages

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

Volkswagen SharanAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 4: 84.9%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 5: 86.5%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 6: 85.8%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 7: 84%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 8: 80.6%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 9: 78.9%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 10: 74.9%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 11: 71.5%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 12: 68%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 13: 67.4%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 14: 67.5%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 15: 55.3%Volkswagen Sharan, vehicle age 18: 49.8%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%All cars 57.6%Volkswagen Sharan 49.8%
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Age (years)Sharan testsSharan pass rateAll cars
41,16384.9%87.2%
51,61786.5%86.0%
66,54185.8%83.5%
73,29984.0%80.9%
83,47680.6%78.2%
93,21078.9%74.9%
103,08874.9%71.9%
112,70571.5%68.6%
122,11868.0%65.8%
132,03067.4%63.5%
142,07867.5%61.2%
1560055.3%59.3%
1852249.8%57.4%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Sharan aheadSharan behind
-8-4+0+4+8Age 4: -2.3 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.5 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.3 points vs the average carAge 7: +3.1 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.4 points vs the average carAge 9: +4.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: +3.0 points vs the average carAge 11: +2.9 points vs the average car11Age 12: +2.2 points vs the average carAge 13: +3.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: +6.3 points vs the average carAge 15: -4.0 points vs the average car15Age 18: -7.6 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
4-2.3
5+0.5
6+2.3
7+3.1
8+2.4
9+4.0
10+3.0
11+2.9
12+2.2
13+3.9
14+6.3
15-4.0
18-7.6

The Sharan fleet on the road, by age

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

01k3k5k7kAge 4: 1k4Age 5: 1kAge 6: 6k6Age 7: 3kAge 8: 3k8Age 9: 3kAge 10: 3k10Age 11: 2kAge 12: 2k12Age 13: 2kAge 14: 2k14Age 15: 600Age 18: 52218Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
41,163
51,617
66,541
73,299
83,476
93,210
103,088
112,705
122,118
132,030
142,078
15600
18522

What a Sharan fails on

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

Suspension26.8%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.1%
Tyres17.9%
Brakes11.4%
Body, chassis, structure7.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.9%
Visibility5.1%
Steering2.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.2% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Suspension: 33.2% of advisories33.2%Tyres: 29.9% of advisories29.9%Brakes: 19.7% of advisories19.7%Non-component advisories: 6.4% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.5% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 2.6% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension33.2%
Tyres29.9%
Brakes19.7%
Non-component advisories6.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.5%
Body, chassis, structure2.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Sharan?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Sharan 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: 74.7% of 29,097 tests74.7%Diesel29,097 testsPetrol: 80.6% of 5,947 tests80.6%Petrol5,947 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel29,09774.7%
Petrol5,94780.6%

What mileage is normal for a Sharan?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Sharan; 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 Sharan (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k46810121418Vehicle age (years)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 5: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–63,750)Age 6: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 53,750–163,750)Age 7: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 51,250–131,250)Age 8: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 63,750–158,750)Age 9: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 71,250–168,750)Age 10: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 78,750–156,250)Age 11: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 78,750–143,750)Age 12: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 81,250–146,250)Age 13: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 78,750–141,250)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 86,250–153,750)Age 15: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 111,250–171,250)Age 18: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 108,750–171,250)138k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
423,75031,25046,250
533,75046,25063,750
653,750116,250163,750
751,25076,250131,250
863,75096,250158,750
971,250103,750168,750
1078,750106,250156,250
1178,750106,250143,750
1281,250111,250146,250
1378,750108,750141,250
1486,250118,750153,750
15111,250138,750171,250
18108,750138,750171,250

What fails at each age

The Sharan'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 leaksBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres41.2%
3-5 yrsBrakes14.3%
3-5 yrsSuspension12.0%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.2%
3-5 yrsVisibility7.5%
3-5 yrsEverything else14.8%
6-9 yrsTyres33.8%
6-9 yrsSuspension22.9%
6-9 yrsBrakes15.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.1%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks5.4%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension35.2%
10-13 yrsTyres22.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes9.7%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks7.3%
10-13 yrsEverything else11.4%
14+ yrsSuspension31.3%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.8%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure15.6%
14+ yrsBrakes12.8%
14+ yrsTyres7.7%
14+ yrsEverything else15.8%

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