MOT comparison

Kia Sportage Mk3 vs Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

How the Kia Sportage Mk3 (2010–2015) 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.

Kia Sportage Mk3

863,690

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2015

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.

Kia Sportage Mk3 Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1

Under 10,000 miles 91.1% vs 94.6%

4,584 and 5,307 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.9% vs 92.9%

31,513 and 38,124 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.2% vs 90.5%

74,731 and 91,361 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 88.4%

97,226 and 120,282 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 80.5% vs 86.0%

103,187 and 127,330 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 77.6% vs 83.1%

101,837 and 125,034 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 74.4% vs 80.1%

95,524 and 117,906 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 71.1% vs 77.3%

86,221 and 107,091 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.5% vs 74.6%

73,197 and 94,397 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 64.7% vs 72.2%

59,298 and 79,315 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 61.7% vs 68.9%

89,754 and 136,040 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 58.4% vs 65.9%

33,986 and 67,573 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.8% vs 64.2%

10,041 and 27,793 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 55.3% vs 63.2%

2,591 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

Kia Sportage Mk3 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 17 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 4.7% of MOTs against 0.27%.

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

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.47%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1: 3.1% of MOTs against 1.6%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 fails more often on

Rear coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk3: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.57%.

In 13 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk3: 2.2% of MOTs against 0.77%.

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.

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