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Volkswagen Tiguan — Reliability by Year

196,895 vehicles · MOT data 2008–2023 · first-test pass rates

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

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Best pass rate year
2022
92.9% pass rate · 2,741 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
2008
79.2% pass rate · 6,049 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 25,736 mi 194
2022
92.9%
28,011 mi 2,741
2021
91.1%
32,700 mi 5,437
2020
91.5%
32,913 mi 9,208
2019
91.1%
36,615 mi 15,716
2018
89.4%
41,463 mi 29,755
2017
90.0%
47,592 mi 27,001
2016
89.3%
50,944 mi 19,022
2015
87.6%
55,040 mi 20,400
2014
86.0%
58,779 mi 15,787
2013
85.0%
64,825 mi 12,869
2012
83.1%
71,997 mi 9,825
2011
81.8%
77,235 mi 7,604
2010
79.8%
79,921 mi 7,653
2009
79.2%
83,029 mi 7,634
2008
79.2%
87,145 mi 6,049

* 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 is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 28,011 miles (newest year) to 87,145 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.

See the buying guide →

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