Car statistics by year

2013 Volkswagen Touareg

Volkswagen Touareg cars first registered in 2013: 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 2013, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volkswagen Touareg. “2013” is the year of first registration.

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2,268 MOT tests of 2013 Volkswagen Touareg cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 78.6% All 2013 cars 66.0%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 109,700 miles; all 2013 cars 84,900
  • Left at the end of 2025 2,363 86.6% of the 2,728 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.0% All 2013 cars 8.6%
  • Tests with an advisory 47.4% All 2013 cars 58.8%
  • MOT tests in 2025 2,268 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 12 years old, 78.6% of 2013 Volkswagen Touareg MOT tests were passed first time, against 66.0% for all cars first registered in 2013. 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs did better than average for their age, by 12.6 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 76.7% of the time (all 2013 cars 67.2%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Volkswagen Touareg 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 Touareg bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volkswagen Touareg compared with all cars
First registered Volkswagen TouaregAll cars
’07 64.3%57.3%
’08 62.9%57.0%
’09 64.3%58.2%
’10 68.1%59.3%
’11 72.5%61.5%
’12 76.1%63.6%
’13 78.6%66.0%
’14 78.2%69.1%
’15 76.8%72.6%
’16 78.5%75.6%
’17 76.4%79.1%
’18 84.3%81.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg

Coil spring: fractured or broken was the most common single reason a 2013 Volkswagen Touareg failed, on 44.9% of about 500 failed tests. By area of the car, suspension failed most often (47.5% of failed tests; all 2013 cars 37.0%). 5.0% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 8.6% for all cars first registered in 2013. 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 2013 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 44.9%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 11.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 6.4%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 5.6%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5.1%
Headlamp levelling device: inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.9%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.5%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.1%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.5%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volkswagen Touareg vs all 2013 cars

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

Share of failed 2013 Volkswagen Touareg MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2013 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Suspension 47.5%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 23.7%
Tyres 23.3%
Brakes 14.0%
Visibility 8.4%
Body, chassis, structure 3.9%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks 2.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 47.4% of 2013 Volkswagen Touareg tests had at least one (all 2013 cars 58.8%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2013 Volkswagen Touareg tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 21.1%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 11.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 11.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 6.5%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 3.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 3.6%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 2.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 2.3%
Sub-frames: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 2.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2013 Volkswagen Touareg?

Half of the 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 109,700 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 90,000 and a quarter more than 130,600. For all cars first registered in 2013, the middle figure was 84,900 miles, so 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs have been driven 29.2% 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, 2013 Volkswagen Touareg and all 2013 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2013 Volkswagen Touareg 73,300 90,000 109,700 130,600 151,300 2,184
All 2013 cars 43,600 62,100 84,900 110,100 136,600 1,772,152
miles

Half of the 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 109,700 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs are left?

At the end of 2014, 2,728 2013 Volkswagen Touaregs were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 2,363 were: 2,217 licensed and 146 declared off the road (SORN). That is 86.6% still on the record, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2013.

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%.

2013 Volkswagen Touaregs on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2013 cars
Year end 2013 Volkswagen TouaregAll 2013 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 98.1%98.9%
2016 95.2%96.4%
2017 97.0%97.2%
2018 95.7%96.3%
2019 94.5%95.5%
2020 93.3%94.3%
2021 91.9%93.9%
2022 91.1%92.7%
2023 89.2%91.1%
2024 88.3%89.2%
2025 86.6%86.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2013

2 of the Volkswagen Touareg’s 14 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2013.

The 2013 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2013 may have been built in 2012, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volkswagen Touareg recalls whose build dates include 2013
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
26 Mar 2016 Brake pedal may fail and make hard braking impossible 18 Jun 2010 to 19 Jan 2016 17,163
5 Feb 2016 Fire may occur 1 Jun 2010 to 31 May 2016 121

Every Volkswagen Touareg 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 Touareg

18 years of the Volkswagen Touareg, 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 2013 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (78.6% passed first time) and the 2017 cars worst (76.4%).

Volkswagen Touaregs by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2005 1,306 65.9% 57.7%
2006 1,759 63.0% 56.9%
2007 1,974 64.3% 57.3%
2008 1,411 62.9% 57.0%
2009 1,058 64.3% 58.2%
2010 718 68.1% 59.3%
2011 1,717 72.5% 61.5%
2012 1,888 76.1% 63.6%
2013 2,363 78.6% 66.0%
2014 3,289 3,128 78.2% 69.1%
2015 4,576 4,184 76.8% 72.6%
2016 4,253 3,989 78.5% 75.6%
2017 3,506 3,383 76.4% 79.1%
2018 1,716 1,619 84.3% 81.8%
2019 3,328 3,148 84.0% 84.4%
2020 2,234 2,110 91.6% 86.9%
2021 2,228 2,086 91.3% 88.4%
2022 1,094 1,038 91.7% 89.4%

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 2,268 MOT tests of 2013 Volkswagen Touareg cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 2,363 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volkswagen Touareg cars first registered in 2013; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2013.
  • 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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