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Volkswagen TIGUAN - 2015

190.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen TIGUAN, model year 2015. Sample size: 20,991 cars, 45,932 tests and 87,537 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 20,991 cars

The 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan has an overall defect rate of 191 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles for cars of the same year. Notably, the Tiguan shows significantly better performance in categories like Steering, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, with lower defect rates compared to the average. However, it stands out negatively in Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where it has a defect rate of 261, substantially higher than the average of 174. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase steadily with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles segment, which aligns closely with the overall trend.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 20,991 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.3% better
77.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 87.9% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 67.1% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 46.5% worse
261.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 32.5% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 10.0% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 53.0% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15,309
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13,673
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,636
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,031
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,405
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,717
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,213
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,746
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,573
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,484

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,746
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,573
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,389
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 748
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 700
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 680
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 552
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 537
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 318