Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace MOT reliability

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspaces passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 5,007 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

5,007

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

500 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 38,933 (most between 29,553 and 50,242).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.4%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (2.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.4%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.2%)

2021 petrol

147 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 35,292 (most between 28,160 and 43,401).

2023: 100% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.7%)
Ball joint excessively worn (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.7%)
Other body component: component damaged and likely to cause injury (0.7%)

Where 2021 Tiguan Allspaces fail

Wheels & tyres

4.2%

Brakes

3.8%

Suspension & axles

3.2%

Lights & electrics

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB (CC BY 4.0, adapted).