Volkswagen Tiguan — reliability by registration year
2008–2023 · 16 registration years · 241,215 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Tiguan registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 895 | 92.3% | 93.3% | |
| 2022 | 16,343 | 89.5% | 90.9% | Brake pads (rear) 24.9% |
| 2021 | 21,506 | 90.3% | 91.5% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 16.8% |
| 2020 | 22,815 | 88.7% | 90.3% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 16.2% |
| 2019 | 33,089 | 87.2% | 89.2% | Tyres — Condition (rear) 15.6% |
| 2018 | 28,186 | 85.3% | 87.5% | Tread depth (front) 13.7% |
| 1.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2018 Tiguans most often: Tread depth (front) (13.7%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (12.7%) · Brake pads (rear) (10.1%) | ||||
| 2017 | 25,265 | 85.7% | 88.2% | Tread depth (front) 13.2% |
| 2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2017 Tiguans most often: Tread depth (front) (13.2%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (13.0%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (11.8%) | ||||
| 2016 | 17,818 | 81.3% | 84.0% | Pins and bushes (front) 10.7% |
| 2015 | 19,130 | 74.7% | 77.8% | Pins and bushes (front) 17.2% |
| 2014 | 14,642 | 71.7% | 75.0% | Pins and bushes (front) 16.1% |
| 2013 | 11,727 | 70.7% | 74.2% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.8% |
| 2012 | 8,517 | 65.8% | 69.4% | Coil spring (front) 17.4% |
| 2011 | 6,320 | 64.2% | 69.1% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.3% |
| 2010 | 6,050 | 62.0% | 67.1% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.3% |
| 2009 | 5,382 | 59.9% | 65.3% | Coil spring (front) 12.2% |
| 2008 | 3,530 | 60.5% | 67.3% | Coil spring (front) 13.0% |