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Volkswagen Tiguan Life TSI — Reliability by Year

7,539 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Volkswagen Tiguan Life TSI was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2022
94.0% pass rate · 2,385 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2021
93.2% pass rate · 3,339 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 486
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 23,267 mi 833
2022
94.0%
26,346 mi 2,385
2021
93.2%
30,147 mi 3,339
2020
93.3%
31,142 mi 496

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Volkswagen Tiguan Life TSI is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 26,346 miles (newest year) to 31,142 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Volkswagen Tiguan Life TSI.

See the buying guide →

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