MOT fail rates

Volkswagen CC MOT fail rate by age

How often the Volkswagen CC fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 56,184 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 22 September 2026

At 10 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=11,953)28.1%

All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%

Median mileage at test99,141

All cars, median mileage75,043

150 of 309 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 10 years.

What stands out

At 6 years the Volkswagen CC fails 17.4% of MOTs (2,107 tests), about the same as the 17.8% for all cars that age. At 13 years it fails 31.3% (2,470 tests), 7.0 points below the 38.3% average.
The gap is widest at 13 years: 7.0 points below all cars.
Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 10 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 6.7 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Volkswagen CC: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference	Median mileage
6 years	17.4%	2,107	17.8%	−0.4 pts	55,770 miles
7 years	19.8%	4,888	20.6%	−0.9 pts	67,039 miles
8 years	23.1%	8,467	23.8%	−0.7 pts	77,684 miles
9 years	25.7%	11,464	27.1%	−1.4 pts	88,409 miles
10 years	28.1%	11,953	30.3%	−2.2 pts	99,141 miles
11 years	29.1%	9,214	33.3%	−4.2 pts	108,860 miles
12 years	30.2%	5,621	36.0%	−5.7 pts	117,447 miles
13 years	31.3%	2,470	38.3%	−7.0 pts	125,627 miles

Most common fail items at 10 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major	6.7
Coil spring broken Major	4
Shock absorber leaking Major	1.7
Airbag (SRS) warning light on Major	1.6

Out of 11,953 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous	4.6
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous	4.2
Wipers not clearing screen Major	2.4
Headlamp aim: too low Major	2.1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous	1.9
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major	1.6

Out of 11,953 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 10 years

Model	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Volkswagen Golf	22.0%	241,713	30.3%
Volkswagen Polo	32.0%	172,712	30.3%
Volkswagen up!	21.9%	71,930	30.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated 28 September 2026.

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First used	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
2012	13 years in 2025	30.3%	2,137	38.3%
2013	12 years in 2025	30.3%	3,015	36.0%
2014	11 years in 2025	29.0%	3,343	33.3%
2015	10 years in 2025	27.9%	2,642	30.3%
2016	9 years in 2025	21.8%	1,794	27.1%

More on the Volkswagen CC

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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