Car statistics by year

2010 Volkswagen Scirocco

Volkswagen Scirocco cars first registered in 2010: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2010, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volkswagen Scirocco. “2010” is the year of first registration.

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5,838 MOT tests of 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 61.4% All 2010 cars 59.3%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 117,400 miles; all 2010 cars 98,700
  • Left at the end of 2025 6,056 78.7% of the 7,696 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 10.5% All 2010 cars 10.1%
  • Tests with an advisory 65.4% All 2010 cars 66.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 5,838 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 15 years old, 61.4% of 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco MOT tests were passed first time, against 59.3% for all cars first registered in 2010. 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos did better than average for their age, by 2.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 59.7% of the time (all 2010 cars 59.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Volkswagen Scirocco vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Volkswagen Scirocco bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volkswagen Scirocco compared with all cars
First registered Volkswagen SciroccoAll cars
’08 59.7%57.0%
’09 60.9%58.2%
’10 61.4%59.3%
’11 62.0%61.5%
’12 65.0%63.6%
’13 65.9%66.0%
’14 68.5%69.1%
’15 73.6%72.6%
’16 78.4%75.6%
’17 80.2%79.1%
’18 84.1%81.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco

Coil spring: fractured or broken was the most common single reason a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco failed, on 16.2% of about 2,300 failed tests. By area of the car, suspension failed most often (50.2% of failed tests; all 2010 cars 41.2%). 10.5% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 10.1% for all cars first registered in 2010. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 16.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 11.3%
Parking brake efficiency below requirements Brakes 10.2%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 10.0%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.9%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 9.7%
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes 7.8%
Suspension arms: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 7.6%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.2%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volkswagen Scirocco vs all 2010 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2010 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Suspension 50.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 40.7%
Brakes 28.7%
Tyres 22.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks 14.2%
Visibility 10.5%
Body, chassis, structure 7.0%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 4.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 65.4% of 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco tests had at least one (all 2010 cars 66.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 22.9%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 16.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 12.3%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 11.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 10.8%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 10.6%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 7.5%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 7.3%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 6.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 6.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco?

Half of the 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 117,400 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 95,200 and a quarter more than 141,400. For all cars first registered in 2010, the middle figure was 98,700 miles, so 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos have been driven 18.9% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco and all 2010 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2010 Volkswagen Scirocco 74,800 95,200 117,400 141,400 165,100 5,563
All 2010 cars 51,300 72,900 98,700 126,900 155,200 1,188,752
miles

Half of the 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 117,400 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos are left?

At the end of 2014, 7,696 2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 6,056 were: 5,410 licensed and 646 declared off the road (SORN). That is 78.7% still on the record, against 70.6% for all cars first registered in 2010.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2010 Volkswagen Sciroccos on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2010 cars
Year end 2010 Volkswagen SciroccoAll 2010 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 98.8%99.1%
2016 97.9%98.4%
2017 96.2%97.0%
2018 95.2%95.4%
2019 93.4%93.5%
2020 92.1%91.4%
2021 90.8%88.9%
2022 88.7%85.8%
2023 85.5%81.6%
2024 82.6%76.4%
2025 78.7%70.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2010

2 of the Volkswagen Scirocco’s 5 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2010.

The 2010 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2010 may have been built in 2009, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volkswagen Scirocco recalls whose build dates include 2010
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
20 Jun 2017 ABS/ESC system may fail 1 Jun 2008 to 31 May 2010 64,192 (all models)
15 Dec 2011 Fuel may leak 1 Jan 2009 to 15 Dec 2011 33,719 (all models)

Every Volkswagen Scirocco recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Volkswagen Scirocco

11 years of the Volkswagen Scirocco, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2016 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (78.4% passed first time) and the 2014 cars worst (68.5%).

Volkswagen Sciroccos by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2008 947 59.7% 57.0%
2009 5,022 60.9% 58.2%
2010 6,056 61.4% 59.3%
2011 5,922 62.0% 61.5%
2012 4,340 65.0% 63.6%
2013 4,418 65.9% 66.0%
2014 4,019 3,801 68.5% 69.1%
2015 5,821 5,457 73.6% 72.6%
2016 5,365 5,232 78.4% 75.6%
2017 4,724 4,588 80.2% 79.1%
2018 654 632 84.1% 81.8%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 5,838 MOT tests of 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 6,056 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volkswagen Scirocco cars first registered in 2010; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2010.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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