MOT comparison

Ford Kuga Mk1 vs Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

How the Ford Kuga Mk1 (2008–2012) and the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N) (2007–2016) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Kuga Mk1

568,374

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2012

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N)

1,150,783

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2016

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Ford Kuga Mk1 Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 90.4% vs 94.6%

1,294 and 5,307 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 92.9%

11,964 and 38,124 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 88.1% vs 90.5%

33,638 and 91,361 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.5% vs 88.4%

45,945 and 120,282 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.7% vs 86.0%

50,116 and 127,330 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.3% vs 83.1%

51,581 and 125,034 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 70.7% vs 80.1%

52,330 and 117,906 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 67.1% vs 77.3%

52,036 and 107,091 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 64.5% vs 74.6%

50,461 and 94,397 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 62.7% vs 72.2%

47,240 and 79,315 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 60.0% vs 68.9%

93,104 and 136,040 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 59.0% vs 65.9%

50,633 and 67,573 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 58.7% vs 64.2%

20,039 and 27,793 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 56.7% vs 63.2%

6,113 and 9,567 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 57.9% vs 62.6%

1,880 and 3,663 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Ford Kuga Mk1 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 4.0% of MOTs against 1.7%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front position lamp

Fails about 5 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 5.7% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 6 times as often as the Ford Kuga Mk1: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.34%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Shock absorbers

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Kuga Mk1: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.86%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.