Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Volkswagen Tiguan in Great Britain in 2025 — 250,811 tests. Figures cover every Tiguan first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Tiguan ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
81.4%
9.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
250,811
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.1%
of Tiguan first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
81,250
middle half: 63,750–98,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Volkswagen Tiguan cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 352,516 Volkswagen Tiguan cars that were taxed or on SORN: 347,496 taxed and 5,020 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Volkswagen Tiguan vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures. DVLA's count for the Tiguan also includes the Tiguan Allspace, which the licensing data does not record under a name of its own, so it is wider than the MOT figures above.

Still taxed, end of 2025
347,496
98.6% of the 352,516 Tiguan cars taxed or on SORN; 247 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
5,020
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.4% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Tiguan cars is still rising: 347,496 at the end of 2025, up 27,502 (8.6%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 222 at the end of 2014 to 5,020 at the end of 2025, up 2161.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Tiguan cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k400k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Tiguan cars, year 2014: 69kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2015: 89kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2016: 110kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2017: 136kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2018: 167kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2019: 202kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2020: 225kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2021: 248kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2022: 267kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2023: 292kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2024: 320kTaxed Tiguan cars, year 2025: 347k347k
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YearTaxed Tiguan cars
201469,208
201589,200
2016109,657
2017136,459
2018166,948
2019201,959
2020225,323
2021248,075
2022266,539
2023292,215
2024319,994
2025347,496

Tiguan cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2014: 222Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2015: 495Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2016: 323Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2017: 864Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2018: 868Tiguan cars on SORN, year 2019: 2kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2021: 2kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2022: 2kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2023: 3kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2024: 4kTiguan cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearTiguan cars on SORN
2014222
2015495
2016323
2017864
2018868
20191,672
20202,371
20211,738
20221,771
20232,598
20243,690
20255,020

Which model years survive

Taxed Tiguan cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 347,496 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Tiguan cars
202530,4998.8%
202431,6499.1%
202327,9628.0%
202218,8005.4%
202123,0186.6%
202024,6797.1%
201936,21110.4%
201829,9958.6%
201727,1347.8%
201618,8405.4%
201520,3865.9%
201415,5734.5%
201312,2683.5%
20128,8712.6%
20116,5371.9%
20106,2191.8%
20095,4221.6%
All other build years (three years, each under 1%)3,4331.0%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name TIGUAN under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Tiguan ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Tiguan vs all cars, 2025.

Volkswagen TiguanAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 3: 89.7%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 4: 90.3%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 5: 88.8%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 6: 87.2%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 7: 85.4%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 8: 85.8%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 9: 81.3%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 10: 74.8%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 11: 71.8%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 12: 71%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 13: 66%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 14: 64.5%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 15: 62.3%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 16: 60.4%Volkswagen Tiguan, vehicle age 17: 60.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Volkswagen Tiguan 60.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Tiguan testsTiguan pass rateAll cars
317,28089.7%88.5%
422,58090.3%87.2%
523,72988.8%86.0%
634,35087.2%83.5%
729,29685.4%80.9%
826,15785.8%78.2%
918,47981.3%74.9%
1019,81174.8%71.9%
1115,18071.8%68.6%
1212,12071.0%65.8%
138,80466.0%63.5%
146,51864.5%61.2%
156,31062.3%59.3%
165,59460.4%58.3%
173,66760.7%57.2%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Tiguan's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Tiguan beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Tiguan ahead
-8-4+0+4+8Age 3: +1.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: +3.1 points vs the average carAge 5: +2.8 points vs the average car5Age 6: +3.7 points vs the average carAge 7: +4.5 points vs the average car7Age 8: +7.6 points vs the average carAge 9: +6.4 points vs the average car9Age 10: +2.9 points vs the average carAge 11: +3.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.2 points vs the average carAge 13: +2.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: +3.3 points vs the average carAge 15: +3.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: +2.1 points vs the average carAge 17: +3.5 points vs the average car17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.2
4+3.1
5+2.8
6+3.7
7+4.5
8+7.6
9+6.4
10+2.9
11+3.2
12+5.2
13+2.5
14+3.3
15+3.0
16+2.1
17+3.5

The Tiguan fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Tiguan fleet still in use.

010k20k30k40kAge 3: 17k3Age 4: 22kAge 5: 23k5Age 6: 34kAge 7: 29k7Age 8: 26kAge 9: 18k9Age 10: 19kAge 11: 15k11Age 12: 12kAge 13: 8k13Age 14: 6kAge 15: 6k15Age 16: 5kAge 17: 3k17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
317,280
422,580
523,729
634,350
729,296
826,157
918,479
1019,811
1115,180
1212,120
138,804
146,518
156,310
165,594
173,667

What a Tiguan fails on

Where the failure items land when a Tiguan fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension31.9%
Tyres22.7%
Brakes13.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.0%
Visibility6.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.7%
Body, chassis, structure3.1%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.4% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Tiguan, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 34.4% of advisories34.4%Suspension: 27.9% of advisories27.9%Brakes: 26.2% of advisories26.2%Non-component advisories: 7.3% of advisories7.3%Noise, emissions and leaks: 1.5% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 1.1% of advisories
TyresSuspensionBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres34.4%
Suspension27.9%
Brakes26.2%
Non-component advisories7.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks1.5%
Identification of the vehicle1.1%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Tiguan?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Tiguan fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 78.3% of 174,698 tests78.3%Diesel174,698 testsPetrol: 88.5% of 74,960 tests88.5%Petrol74,960 testsHybrid electric: 92.2% of 1,153 tests92.2%Hybrid1,153 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel174,69878.3%
Petrol74,96088.5%
Hybrid electric1,15392.2%

What mileage is normal for a Tiguan?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Tiguan; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Tiguan (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k357911131517Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 18,750–33,750)Age 4: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 26,250–43,750)Age 5: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–51,250)Age 6: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–61,250)Age 7: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 46,250–73,750)Age 8: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 53,750–83,750)Age 9: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 58,750–93,750)Age 10: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–98,750)Age 11: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–108,750)Age 12: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 78,750–118,750)Age 13: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 86,250–131,250)Age 14: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 96,250–141,250)Age 15: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 98,750–143,750)Age 16: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 103,750–148,750)Age 17: typical 133,750 miles (middle half 111,250–153,750)133k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
318,75026,25033,750
426,25033,75043,750
531,25041,25051,250
636,25048,75061,250
746,25058,75073,750
853,75068,75083,750
958,75076,25093,750
1063,75081,25098,750
1168,75088,750108,750
1278,75096,250118,750
1386,250108,750131,250
1496,250116,250141,250
1598,750121,250143,750
16103,750126,250148,750
17111,250133,750153,750

What fails at each age

The Tiguan's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesSuspensionVisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres41.0%
3-5 yrsBrakes23.8%
3-5 yrsSuspension12.7%
3-5 yrsVisibility7.5%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.7%
3-5 yrsEverything else10.3%
6-9 yrsTyres34.6%
6-9 yrsSuspension19.8%
6-9 yrsBrakes19.1%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks8.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.7%
10-13 yrsSuspension47.1%
10-13 yrsTyres18.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes10.7%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.0%
10-13 yrsVisibility4.8%
10-13 yrsEverything else10.2%
14+ yrsSuspension45.7%
14+ yrsTyres14.0%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.5%
14+ yrsBrakes9.8%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks5.4%
14+ yrsEverything else12.6%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.