Petrol Volkswagen Tiguan: MOT pass rate

88.3% of petrol Volkswagen Tiguans pass the MOT first time, measured across 27,640 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 46,401.

Petrol against the other Volkswagen Tiguan versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Volkswagen Tiguan specifically, petrol is the strongest at 88.3%, and this petrol version sits 5.5 points above the 82.8% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Volkswagen Tiguan is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Volkswagen Tiguan had covered 46,401 miles at test, against 78,558 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Volkswagen Tiguan page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Volkswagen Tiguan

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.3% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.9% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.2% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.7% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.5% of tests

From 27,742 DVSA-tracked petrol Volkswagen Tiguan tests, 2024, split out from the Volkswagen Tiguan's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 6.27% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Volkswagen Tiguan

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.2% of tests (2.54x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 19.4% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.2% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 25.5% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.6% of tests, also fails
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.7% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3% of tests, also fails
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.3% of tests
10. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.2% of tests

From 27,742 DVSA-tracked petrol Volkswagen Tiguan tests, 2024.

Other Volkswagen Tiguan fuel types

• Diesel Volkswagen Tiguan - 81.8%

All Volkswagen Tiguan MOT data · Every model