Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 6,729 individual Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-As presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A tested had covered 33,084 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A sits 15.1 points above the national average, ranked 419 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.5% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.1% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.5% of tests
6. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.5% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.3% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests

From 6,726 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.64% of these flagged Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 31.8% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 7.3% of tests (1.87x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 14.1% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.1% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 13.8% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.1% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.9% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
10. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.2% of tests

From 6,726 DVSA-tracked Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A tests, 2024.

Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.9 points, from 92.4% to 91.5%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A year:

• 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A - 92.4% first-time pass, 3,562 tests
• 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tsi Evo S-A - 91.5% first-time pass, 3,135 tests

Other Volkswagen models

• Volkswagen Golf - 77.1%
• Volkswagen Polo - 71.4%
• Volkswagen Transporter - 70.8%
• Volkswagen Tiguan - 82.4%
• Volkswagen Passat - 74.7%
• Volkswagen Caddy - 73.5%
• Volkswagen Up - 84.4%
• Volkswagen Touran - 72.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Rrover Sport Abio Dyn D Mhev A - 91.9%
• Audi Q3 Sport 35 Tdi S-A - 91.9%
• Mercedes-Benz B - 91.8%
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.8%
• Ford Focus St-Line X Edition Mhev - 91.8%
• Volkswagen Golf Gti Tsi S-A - 91.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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