Vauxhall Meriva vs Volkswagen Touran

The Volkswagen Touran has the better MOT record of the two — 21.9% fail rate versus 24.0% for the Vauxhall Meriva across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Meriva records failures noticeably more often.

24.0%
Meriva fail rate
21.9%
Touran fail rate
2.01pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricVauxhall MerivaVolkswagen Touran
MOT tests analysed644,299480,991
Pass rate76.0%78.0%
Fail rate24.0%21.9%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Vauxhall Meriva 24.0% Volkswagen Touran 21.9%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryMerivaTouran
Lighting & signalling10.6%8.1%
Suspension12.5%11.1%
Brakes7.1%5.8%
Tyres5.9%7.2%
Visibility4.2%3.8%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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