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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi

79 vehicles · 401 completed MOT tests analysed
84%
MOT pass rate

Based on 79 Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi vehicles and 401 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi has an overall 84% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 68,455 miles.

79
Vehicles
401
MOT tests
10,883
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
4%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension50%
  • Brakes26%
  • Other16%
  • Visibility6%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%
  • Lamps & electrical1%
  • Identification & plates1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment0%

Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
2989%
38384%
48186%
58476%
67488%
74883%
81100%

Fuel types: Diesel (79)

Most common Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (29 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (28 times)
  3. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (20 times)
  4. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (16 times)
  5. Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (13 times)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (13 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (13 times)
  8. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (12 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Nail in tyre (12 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (11 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (8 times)
  12. Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (8 times)
  13. Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) (7 times)
  14. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (6 times)
  15. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) (5 times)

Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 1 1 100% 29,356
2019 56 328 82% 66,210
2018 11 51 94% 73,935

Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi reliability FAQ

Across 79 Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi vehicles in our MOT data, 84% pass the MOT (a 16% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi MOT issues are: Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)).

The typical Volkswagen Tiguan allspace r-line tdi in our data has covered around 68,455 miles.

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