Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 84.6% of 221,436 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Tiguan ended in a pass, 8.1 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 85.1% against 82.0%, ranking 39th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volkswagen Tiguan MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 220,091 tests | 91.2% | 23,000 · 17k to 31k |
| 331,801 tests | 90.0% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 430,772 tests | 89.8% | 37,000 · 29k to 49k |
| 526,058 tests | 89.0% | 47,000 · 37k to 59k |
| 622,345 tests | 88.6% | 55,000 · 43k to 69k |
| 718,670 tests | 84.9% | 63,000 · 49k to 77k |
| 817,465 tests | 82.0% | 69,000 · 55k to 87k |
| 914,348 tests | 78.4% | 79,000 · 63k to 97k |
| 1010,048 tests | 75.8% | 89,000 · 71k to 109k |
| 117,678 tests | 72.1% | 99,000 · 79k to 119k |
| 127,325 tests | 69.1% | 107,000 · 85k to 129k |
| 136,940 tests | 67.7% | 111,000 · 91k to 133k |
| 145,562 tests | 68.7% | 119,000 · 99k to 141k |
| 152,274 tests | 67.3% | 125,000 · 103k to 145k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Tiguan. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Tiguan
The parts that come up most often in Volkswagen Tiguan MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific Tiguan
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Other Volkswagen models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Volkswagen models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.