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MOT reliability

Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a

6,816 vehicles · 12,383 completed MOT tests analysed
93%
MOT pass rate

Based on 6,816 Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a vehicles and 12,383 completed MOT tests, the Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a has an overall 93% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 34,400 miles.

6,816
Vehicles
12,383
MOT tests
7,741
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
4%
Dangerous-fault share

Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension53%
  • Brakes27%
  • Other14%
  • Visibility4%
  • Lamps & electrical1%
  • Identification & plates1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%
  • Emissions & nuisance0%

Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a pass rate by age

How the Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
12100%
225793%
35,55293%
44,10193%
52,18092%
622089%

Fuel types: Petrol (6,689), Hybrid Electric (Clean) (94), Other (33)

Most common Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a MOT tests:

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (703 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (667 times)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (583 times)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (570 times)
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (528 times)
  6. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (346 times)
  7. Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (323 times)
  8. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (314 times)
  9. Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (286 times)
  10. Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (267 times)
  11. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (266 times)
  12. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (233 times)
  13. Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (177 times)
  14. Nearside Rear Nail in tyre (173 times)
  15. Offside Rear Nail in tyre (163 times)

Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2024 2 2 100% 16,536
2023 563 626 92% 24,174
2022 1,157 2,058 92% 28,663
2021 2,385 6,902 93% 37,166
2020 804 2,726 92% 41,694

Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a reliability FAQ

Across 6,816 Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a vehicles in our MOT data, 93% pass the MOT (a 7% failure rate), with about 1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a 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)); Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)).

The typical Volkswagen Tiguan elegance tsi s-a in our data has covered around 34,400 miles.

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