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Volkswagen Tiguan body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 115,034 MOT tests · Updated

At 5 years, 0.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Tiguan failed on body and structure, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 115,034 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.2–0.3×) (all test years), 175 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 15 ages from 3 to 17 years, 901,561 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 5 years: 115,034 for the Volkswagen Tiguan

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 5 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 (all test years). The Volkswagen Tiguan fails less often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Volkswagen Tiguan body and structure fails by age

Volkswagen Tiguan body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Volkswagen Tiguan. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.053 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 100,852 MOT tests34 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 112,292 MOT tests5 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 115,034 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 109,263 MOT tests7 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 95,046 MOT tests78 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 80,768 MOT tests9 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 66,684 MOT tests910 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 57,190 MOT tests11 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 44,051 MOT tests1112 years: 2.3 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 35,400 MOT tests13 years: 3.2 per 100 (all cars 5.0), 29,441 MOT tests1314 years: 3.8 per 100 (all cars 5.9), 24,855 MOT tests15 years: 4.3 per 100 (all cars 6.7), 17,082 MOT tests1516 years: 5.2 per 100 (all cars 7.6), 9,888 MOT tests17 years: 5.5 per 100 (all cars 8.3), 3,715 MOT tests17
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Volkswagen Tiguan All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
3100,8520.10.3
4112,2920.20.3
5115,0340.20.5
6109,2630.20.8
795,0460.41.3
880,7680.71.8
966,6841.12.3
1057,1901.52.9
1144,0511.83.5
1235,4002.34.3
1329,4413.25.0
1424,8553.85.9
1517,0824.36.7
169,8885.27.6
173,7155.58.3

All first-use years of the Volkswagen Tiguan pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the body and structure at 5 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 2.0 diesel: 0.2 per 100 at 5 years, fails less often than diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (0.2–0.3×) (all test years; 74,431 MOT tests)
  • 1.5 petrol: 0.1 per 100 at 5 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 25,341 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Flexible couplings: slightly deteriorated.

Check one Volkswagen Tiguan, not the average

The figures here describe Volkswagen Tiguan cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Volkswagen Tiguan problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Volkswagen Tiguan have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.2 to 0.3 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 5 years (all test years), from 115,034 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 15 of the 15 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Volkswagen Tiguan body and structure problems?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 5 years failed on body and structure, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 115,034 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 901,561 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare