MOT comparison

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 vs Kia Sportage Mk3

How the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (5N) (2007–2016) and the Kia Sportage Mk3 (2010–2015) 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

Kia Sportage Mk3

863,690

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2015

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 Kia Sportage Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 94.6% vs 91.1%

5,307 and 4,584 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.9% vs 89.9%

38,124 and 31,513 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 90.5% vs 85.2%

91,361 and 74,731 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.4% vs 82.2%

120,282 and 97,226 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 86.0% vs 80.5%

127,330 and 103,187 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 83.1% vs 77.6%

125,034 and 101,837 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.1% vs 74.4%

117,906 and 95,524 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.3% vs 71.1%

107,091 and 86,221 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 74.6% vs 67.5%

94,397 and 73,197 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 72.2% vs 64.7%

79,315 and 59,298 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 68.9% vs 61.7%

136,040 and 89,754 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 65.9% vs 58.4%

67,573 and 33,986 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 64.2% vs 55.8%

27,793 and 10,041 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 63.2% vs 55.3%

9,567 and 2,591 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 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
Front position lamp

Fails about 4 times as often as the Kia Sportage Mk3: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.33%.

In 7 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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

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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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