MOT comparison

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 vs Hyundai ix35 1st Gen

How the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N) (2007–2016) and the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM) (2009–2015) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N)

1,147,120

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2016

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM)

612,309

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 Hyundai ix35 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 94.6% vs 92.4%

5,307 and 2,964 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.9% vs 91.0%

38,124 and 21,763 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.5% vs 86.6%

91,361 and 52,756 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.4% vs 82.2%

120,282 and 69,526 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 86.0% vs 79.4%

127,330 and 73,124 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 83.1% vs 76.1%

125,034 and 71,913 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.1% vs 72.5%

117,906 and 68,050 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.3% vs 68.8%

107,091 and 61,073 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 74.6% vs 65.8%

94,397 and 52,101 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 72.2% vs 63.4%

79,315 and 42,208 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 68.9% vs 59.7%

136,040 and 64,164 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 65.9% vs 57.3%

67,573 and 23,865 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 64.2% vs 55.9%

27,793 and 6,988 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 63.2% vs 54.6%

9,567 and 1,814 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

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
Shock absorbers

Fails about 4 times as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 8 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails over 20 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

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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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