Volkswagen CC
Registered from 2009 to 2017.
About this model
The Volkswagen CC, initially sold as the Volkswagen Passat CC, is a car built by German marque Volkswagen from 2008 to 2016. It is a variant of the Volkswagen Passat that trades headroom and cargo space for a coupé-like profile and sweeping roofline. The CC debuted in January 2008, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and was discontinued after the 2017 model year.
From the Wikipedia article Volkswagen CC, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 2.0 diesel. 824 of 4,274 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 38% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 45% | 374 |
| Tyres and wheels | 40% | 331 |
| Lights and electrics | 24% | 196 |
| Brakes | 14% | 119 |
| Visibility | 13% | 109 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 4% | 32 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 45% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyres and wheels — 40% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 14% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 24% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 13% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 18% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 16% | 11% | 119 | |
| 40–60k miles | 18% | 15% | 540 | |
| 60–80k miles | 19% | 19% | 929 | |
| 80–100k miles | 20% | 21% | 997 | |
| 100–120k miles | 19% | 23% | 697 | |
| 120–140k miles | 23% | 23% | 461 | |
| 140–160k miles | 16% | 23% | 230 | |
| 160–180k miles | 20% | 23% | 131 | |
| 180–200k miles | 22% | 23% | 92 | |
| 200k+ miles | 18% | 24% | 72 |
4,268 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0 diesel · 156 hp · 1603 kg · 2701 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) · 217 Wh/km |
| 2016 | 2.0 diesel · 160 hp · 1607 kg · 2708 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 2.0 diesel · 151 hp · 1586 kg · 2708 mm wheelbase · 4.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 2.0 diesel · 169 hp · 1630 kg · 2708 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 2.0 diesel · 168 hp · 1619 kg · 2708 mm wheelbase · 5.3 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 2.0 diesel · 148 hp · 1584 kg · 2708 mm wheelbase · 5.0 L/100km (NEDC) |