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VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/volkswagen/arteon

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Arteon

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 36,269 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.2%

Share of this model's 36,269 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

40.8 mpg

CO2 emission

159 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

57,909

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

5.6

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

8,243

8,241 valid MOT, 2 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

36,269

36,269 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

8,243On the road

Insight summary

Volkswagen Arteon is a rare model in this snapshot, with 8,243 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.2% from 36,269 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 57,909 miles and an average age of 5.6 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and shock absorbers. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Arteon looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	4,861
DIESEL	3,379
GAS BI-FUEL	1
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	1
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

96%

Children

85%

Pedestrian

85%

Safety systems

82%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	348
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	306
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	281
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	279
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	252
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	216
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	204
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	203
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	166
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	148
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	147
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	146
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	131
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	112
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	111
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	106
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	97
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	94
Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	79
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	75
Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	67
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	66
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	64
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	62
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	58

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 3,818 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

348

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

306

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

281

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

279

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

252

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

216

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

204

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

203

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

166

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

148

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

147

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

146

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

131

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

112

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

111

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

106

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

Volkswagen Arteon reliability and MOT data