Pass rate
91.2%
Above average — 0.5 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 77,097 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£99
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate
- 2020
- 4 trims combined
- typical 31,958 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
33.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
3.6 pts down across model years — 8.6% in 2008, 5.0% in 2022.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 94.8% pass
- Avoid 2009 75.1% pass
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 19.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.4%
- Typical mileage
- 32k mi
The 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate is 91.2% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Volkswagen Tiguan does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 33.6% of everything recorded on the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan, against 19.8% nationally — 13.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Volkswagen Tiguan first registered in 2020 is combined here — 4 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.4%. The median 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan in this dataset had covered 31,958 mi.
56% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 91.8% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 91.5% of the time, April–September 90.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 1.81% of tests.
- 77,097 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.2% overall pass rate, 90.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Volkswagen Tiguan, the average is 86.4% — best year 2023 (94.8%), worst 2009 (75.1%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 77,097
- Typical mileage (median)
- 31,958 mi
- Make and model
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Tiguan MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 79% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (56% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Tiguan
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 15,331 | 92.1% |
| North West | 9,973 | 91.8% |
| East of England | 8,178 | 92.0% |
| Scotland | 8,131 | 88.9% |
| West Midlands | 7,238 | 92.7% |
| Yorkshire | 6,264 | 92.3% |
| East Midlands | 6,055 | 85.5% |
| South West | 5,597 | 91.1% |
| London | 3,547 | 93.1% |
| North East | 3,536 | 92.6% |
| Wales | 3,239 | 90.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 Tiguan
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 Tiguan
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 1.8% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the brakes 1.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the tyre tread 1.0% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 Tiguan through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£99 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £40–£99
- Cheapest common item: srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 77,097 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Tiguan, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2008 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 75.1% to 94.8% — a spread of 19.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 75.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 75.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 76.6% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 78.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 80.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 81.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 83.9% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2016 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 89.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 89.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 90.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 91.2%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 91.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 92.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2023 94.8% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
- Citroen C3 Aircross 91.2%
- Audi A3 Technik 91.2%
- BMW X4 91.2%
- Land Rover Range Rover 91.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 91.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Glb 91.3%
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 62,664 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 21,164 | 33.60% | 19.76% | +13.84 |
| Brakes | 19,624 | 31.20% | 20.89% | +10.31 |
| Suspension | 7,654 | 12.20% | 20.98% | −8.78 |
| Non-component advisories | 7,572 | 12.00% | 4.18% | +7.82 |
| Visibility | 3,140 | 5.00% | 4.97% | +0.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,404 | 2.20% | 12.21% | −10.01 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 719 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 659 | 1.00% | 0.82% | +0.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 510 | 0.80% | 5.52% | −4.72 |
| Road Wheels | 218 | 0.30% | 0.75% | −0.45 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.8% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.0% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.0% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.67% | £40–150 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.61% | £8–22 |
| Srs malfunction indicator lamp warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 0.56% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.54% | £8–22 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.42% | £3–12 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Major | 0.39% | £60–150 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.3% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.5% | £20–80 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 4.3% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 34,418 | 93.4% | 20,908 mi |
| 30-60k | 36,675 | 89.7% | 41,276 mi |
| 60-90k | 5,286 | 87.9% | 70,019 mi |
| 90-120k | 603 | 88.1% | 100,512 mi |
| 120k+ | 111 | 91.0% | 143,180 mi |
Source: 77,097 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 Tiguan MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan?
91.2% of the 77,097 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 90.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.81%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.42%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.02%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.4% of the time, falling to 91.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan in this dataset had covered 31,958 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan?
Petrol: 91.8% pass rate across 42,993 tests. Diesel: 90.4% pass rate across 34,104 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 91.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.