MOT comparison

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen vs Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

How the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM) (2009–2015) 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.

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM)

612,309

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N)

1,147,120

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2016

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 92.4% vs 94.6%

2,964 and 5,307 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.0% vs 92.9%

21,763 and 38,124 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.6% vs 90.5%

52,756 and 91,361 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 88.4%

69,526 and 120,282 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.4% vs 86.0%

73,124 and 127,330 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.1% vs 83.1%

71,913 and 125,034 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 72.5% vs 80.1%

68,050 and 117,906 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 68.8% vs 77.3%

61,073 and 107,091 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 65.8% vs 74.6%

52,101 and 94,397 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 63.4% vs 72.2%

42,208 and 79,315 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 59.7% vs 68.9%

64,164 and 136,040 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 57.3% vs 65.9%

23,865 and 67,573 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.9% vs 64.2%

6,988 and 27,793 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 54.6% vs 63.2%

1,814 and 9,567 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

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 19 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 5.0% of MOTs against 0.27%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Front brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.62%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Driver's View

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 3 times as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Engine management light

Fails about 4 times as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.64%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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.