Car statistics by year

2005 Volkswagen Touran

Volkswagen Touran cars first registered in 2005: 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 2005, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volkswagen Touran. “2005” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
2,091 MOT tests of 2005 Volkswagen Touran cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 54.1% All 2005 cars 57.7%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 150,100 miles; all 2005 cars 103,800
  • Left at the end of 2025 2,914 25.7% of the 11,344 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 11.8% All 2005 cars 9.9%
  • Tests with an advisory 77.8% All 2005 cars 70.3%
  • MOT tests in 2025 2,091 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2005 Volkswagen Tourans do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 20 years old, 54.1% of 2005 Volkswagen Touran MOT tests were passed first time, against 57.7% for all cars first registered in 2005. 2005 Volkswagen Tourans did worse than average for their age, by 3.6 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 52.9% of the time (all 2005 cars 56.6%).

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

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volkswagen Touran compared with all cars
First registered Volkswagen TouranAll cars
’04 53.0%57.9%
’05 54.1%57.7%
’06 52.9%56.9%
’07 56.0%57.3%
’08 55.7%57.0%
’09 56.8%58.2%
’10 57.5%59.3%
’11 66.4%61.5%
’12 67.3%63.6%
’13 68.4%66.0%
’14 72.0%69.1%
’15 72.2%72.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2005 Volkswagen Touran

Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt was the most common single reason a 2005 Volkswagen Touran failed, on 17.4% of about 1,000 failed tests. By area of the car, suspension failed most often (48.0% of failed tests; all 2005 cars 39.3%). 11.8% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 9.9% for all cars first registered in 2005. 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 2005 Volkswagen Touran tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure 17.4%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension 16.7%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 8.9%
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 8.1%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 7.8%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 7.8%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 7.6%
Component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension 7.3%
Diesel engine: emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks 7.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 6.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volkswagen Touran vs all 2005 cars

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

Share of failed 2005 Volkswagen Touran MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2005 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Suspension 48.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 35.1%
Brakes 29.0%
Body, chassis, structure 28.2%
Tyres 20.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks 18.0%
Visibility 15.7%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 13.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2005 Volkswagen Touran

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 77.8% of 2005 Volkswagen Touran tests had at least one (all 2005 cars 70.3%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2005 Volkswagen Touran tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 31.1%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 25.8%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 19.7%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 15.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 13.5%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 12.5%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 11.6%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 9.2%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 7.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 7.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2005 Volkswagen Touran?

Half of the 2005 Volkswagen Tourans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 150,100 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 122,600 and a quarter more than 175,600. For all cars first registered in 2005, the middle figure was 103,800 miles, so 2005 Volkswagen Tourans have been driven 44.6% 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, 2005 Volkswagen Touran and all 2005 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2005 Volkswagen Touran 99,100 122,600 150,100 175,600 199,000 1,956
All 2005 cars 53,000 75,300 103,800 136,000 168,500 411,156
miles

Half of the 2005 Volkswagen Tourans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 150,100 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2005 Volkswagen Tourans are left?

At the end of 2014, 11,344 2005 Volkswagen Tourans were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 2,914 were: 1,737 licensed and 1,177 declared off the road (SORN). That is 25.7% still on the record, against 29.5% for all cars first registered in 2005.

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%.

2005 Volkswagen Tourans on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2005 cars
Year end 2005 Volkswagen TouranAll 2005 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 97.3%95.9%
2016 94.8%91.2%
2017 89.1%83.5%
2018 83.2%74.6%
2019 75.2%65.8%
2020 66.0%58.1%
2021 55.6%50.0%
2022 46.9%44.0%
2023 38.4%38.7%
2024 31.2%33.6%
2025 25.7%29.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2005

1 of the Volkswagen Touran’s 14 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2005.

The 2005 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2005 may have been built in 2004, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volkswagen Touran recalls whose build dates include 2005
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
5 Oct 2005 Flywheel may fail 1 Oct 2003 to 31 May 2005 26,264

Every Volkswagen Touran 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 Touran

18 years of the Volkswagen Touran, 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 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (66.4% passed first time) and the 2004 cars worst (53.0%).

Volkswagen Tourans by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2004 2,202 53.0% 57.9%
2005 2,914 54.1% 57.7%
2006 3,536 52.9% 56.9%
2007 4,959 56.0% 57.3%
2008 4,440 55.7% 57.0%
2009 4,830 56.8% 58.2%
2010 4,539 57.5% 59.3%
2011 5,198 66.4% 61.5%
2012 5,138 67.3% 63.6%
2013 4,866 68.4% 66.0%
2014 5,120 4,656 72.0% 69.1%
2015 3,884 3,702 72.2% 72.6%
2016 3,639 3,532 79.6% 75.6%
2017 4,165 4,182 80.3% 79.1%
2018 3,613 3,560 81.2% 81.8%
2019 2,672 2,663 86.3% 84.4%
2020 2,146 2,151 87.8% 86.9%
2021 957 927 90.5% 88.4%

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 2,091 MOT tests of 2005 Volkswagen Touran cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 2,914 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volkswagen Touran cars first registered in 2005; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2005.
  • 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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