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Volkswagen Scirocco road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 22,635 MOT tests · Updated

At 13 years, 0.9 in 100 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Scirocco failed on road wheels, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 22,635 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 1.4–1.9× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 198 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 6 years and at every older age seen
  • MOT tests at 13 years: 22,635 for the Volkswagen Scirocco

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.9 fails per 100 MOT tests at 13 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 13 (all test years). The Volkswagen Scirocco fails more often here.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Volkswagen Scirocco road wheels fails by age

Volkswagen Scirocco road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Volkswagen Scirocco. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.00.515 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 5,355 MOT tests56 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 10,699 MOT tests67 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 16,244 MOT tests78 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 19,237 MOT tests89 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 19,080 MOT tests910 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 18,135 MOT tests1011 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 18,922 MOT tests1112 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 21,614 MOT tests1213 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 22,635 MOT tests1314 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 18,707 MOT tests1415 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 12,163 MOT tests1516 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 5,811 MOT tests16
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Volkswagen Scirocco All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
55,3550.40.2
610,6990.50.2
716,2440.50.3
819,2370.60.3
919,0800.70.4
1018,1350.70.4
1118,9220.80.4
1221,6140.80.5
1322,6350.90.5
1418,7070.90.6
1512,1631.10.6
165,8111.00.6

All first-use years of the Volkswagen Scirocco pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the road wheels at 13 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 2.0 diesel: 0.8 per 100 at 13 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,853 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Volkswagen Scirocco, not the average

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Other Volkswagen Scirocco problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Volkswagen Scirocco have more road wheels problems than other cars?

1.4 to 1.9 times the road wheels fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 13 years (all test years), from 22,635 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 3 of the 12 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Volkswagen Scirocco road wheels problems?

0.9 in 100 MOT tests at 13 years failed on road wheels, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 22,635 MOT tests).

At what age do Volkswagen Scirocco road wheels fails start?

6 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 183,247 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 188,602 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare