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VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN - 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/sharan

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Sharan

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 226,692 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.1%

Share of this model's 226,692 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

35.9 mpg

CO2 emission

182 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£310/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

123,453

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

138,021

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.5

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

28,940

28,937 valid MOT, 3 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

226,692

226,692 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

28,940On the road

Insight summary

Volkswagen Sharan is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 28,940 represented vehicles and 0.07% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.1% from 226,692 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 123,453 miles and an average age of 11.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 138,021 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, engine warning light and lighting. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Sharan 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
DIESEL	23,460
PETROL	5,474
OTHER	3
FUEL CELLS	1
GAS	1
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

4 / 5

Adult

89%

Children

78%

Pedestrian

59%

Safety systems

62%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	3,690
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2,310
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,883
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,713
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,692
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,688
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,620
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,603
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,598
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,431
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,361
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,145
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,118
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1,049
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,027
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	978
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	951
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	918
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	849
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	806
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	789
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	773
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	755
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	753
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	742

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 33,242 defects across this top 25 set

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

3,690

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

2,310

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,883

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

1,713

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,692

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

1,688

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

1,620

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,603

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

1,598

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,431

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,361

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

1,145

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,118

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

1,049

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

1,027

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

978

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

951

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

918

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

849

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

806

Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

789

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

773

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

755

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

753

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

742

Volkswagen Sharan reliability and MOT data