Used car guide

2004 Volkswagen Sharan: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 54% pass first time (all 2004 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 145 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 51% pass first time (all 2004 cars: 57%) Stands out: rigid brake pipes 1.8×, rust around suspension or steering mountings 3.1×, chassis rust or damage 4.5× 1,181 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Volkswagen Sharan compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2022–Too few tests
20212,396Tyres 31%
20204,821Tyres 30%
201919,577Tyres 22%
20189,909Tyres 28%
201710,555Tyres 29%
20169,880Tyres 30%
20159,460Tyres 34%
20148,432Tyres 36%
20136,592Suspension 39%
20126,079Suspension 40%
20116,389Suspension 43%
20101,997Suspension 57%
20091,435Suspension 58%
20081,719Suspension 62%
20072,173Suspension 63%
20062,027Suspension 64%
20052,078Suspension 63%
2003815Suspension 61%
2002548Suspension 60%
2001274Suspension 58%
2000104Suspension 60%
1999–Too few tests
1998–Too few tests
1997–Too few tests
1996–Too few tests