12,017 on UK roads in 2025+57 vs 2024
On the road
12,017
12,017 licensed
Change vs 2024
+0.5%
+57 cars
New in 2025
108
first-time registrations
Electrified
9.7%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Volkswagen ARTEON has a steady presence on UK roads, with 12,017 licensed in 2025 - up 0.5% on 2024. 108 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (55%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed Volkswagen ARTEON cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Volkswagen ARTEON on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Volkswagen Arteon holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 9,208 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
88%
9,208 MOT tests in 2025 · 8,259 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
88.7%
2023
88.5%
2024
88%
2025
88%
▼ 0.7 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Volkswagen Arteon is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 6,871 cars tracked across years
13.2%
low · <5k
69.8%
avg · 5-15k
16.9%
high · 15k+
Most cover 6,495-12,870 miles a year (median 9,192).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 35,561 → 42,730 → 49,243 → 54,605
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Volkswagen Arteon passes first time 88% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 10,498 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 90.5% of low-mileage cars pass versus 85.7% past 120k.
Of 995 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Volkswagen ARTEON, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
