Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate and common failures

82% of Volkswagen Tiguan MOTs passed first time, above the 77% for all cars at the same ages.

82%passed first time (cars its age: 77%)
1.6mVolkswagen Tiguan MOTs counted since May 2018
7,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Volkswagen Tiguans against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Tiguan	All cars	MOTs
2023	87%	87%	12k
2022	89%	88%	35k
2021	90%	86%	69k
2020	89%	86%	98k
2019	88%	85%	180k
2018	86%	83%	181k
2017	87%	83%	195k
2016	86%	80%	153k
2015	83%	78%	177k
2014	80%	74%	136k
2013	77%	71%	109k
2012	73%	68%	81k
2011	70%	65%	61k
2010	67%	62%	60k
2009	65%	61%	57k
2008	64%	59%	41k

Compare two years of the Tiguan, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Volkswagen Tiguan MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.32.4
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 1.82.3
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 0.72.1
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.21.5
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.81.4
Tyre cut deep enough to reach the plyOther cars its age: 1.31.2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunctionOther cars its age: 0.51.1
Tyre has ply or cords exposedOther cars its age: 1.10.9

Out of every 100 Volkswagen Tiguan MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Suspension arm pin or bush wornAdvisory. Other cars its age: 3.08.3
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 0.72.1
Suspension arm corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.41.8
Prop shaft flexible coupling slightly deterioratedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.4
Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakenedFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.3
Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakenedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.10.2

Out of every 100 Volkswagen Tiguan MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 7,500 at 3 years old, 5,500 at 18. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Volkswagen Tiguans in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Volkswagen Tiguan's MOT history

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