2019 Volkswagen T-Cross: 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.
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
Known faults on every 2019 Volkswagen T-Cross
Reported by owners, mechanics and buying guides for this model and age. Check which engine the car has, as some apply to one engine only.
- Built mid-2019
Curtain airbag recall (built May to June 2019)
Curtain airbags might not fully deploy on cars built 21 May to 10 June 2019 and need replacing.
At the viewing: Ask a VW dealer to confirm the recall was done.
Source: What Car?: used Volkswagen T-Cross (2019 on) reliability
- All engines
Seatbelt warning software and electrical faults
An instrument cluster fault could stop the rear seatbelt warning. About 15% of owners reported faults, mainly electrics and exhaust, and two-thirds of those cars were off the road over a week.
At the viewing: Ask whether the software was updated, and test the screen and reversing camera.
Source: What Car?: used Volkswagen T-Cross (2019 on) reliability
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Other years
Every year of the Volkswagen T-Cross compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 394 | Tyres 10% |
| 2022 | 7,839 | Tyres 18% |
| 2021 | 17,986 | Tyres 21% |
| 2020 | 22,379 | Tyres 23% |