MOT comparison

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 vs Ford Kuga Mk2

How the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 (AD/BW) (2016–2024) and the Ford Kuga Mk2 (2012–2020) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 (AD/BW)

776,599

MOT tests compared · built 2016–2024

Passes more often in 9 of 12 mileage bands

Ford Kuga Mk2

1,666,125

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2020

Passes more often in 1 of 12 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 Ford Kuga Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 94.3% vs 94.3%

12,506 and 28,102 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 92.5%

79,202 and 138,776 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.3% vs 89.2%

148,104 and 246,043 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.1% vs 86.9%

151,209 and 266,998 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.2% vs 84.8%

123,674 and 242,843 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 86.3% vs 82.8%

92,270 and 204,198 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 85.9% vs 80.2%

64,580 and 162,740 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 84.8% vs 77.5%

42,691 and 123,543 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 83.9% vs 74.9%

26,634 and 89,945 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 82.8% vs 72.6%

15,895 and 62,795 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 82.5% vs 70.2%

15,907 and 77,103 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 81.5% vs 68.1%

3,927 and 23,039 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 Mk2 fails more often on

Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Kuga Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.68%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Ford Kuga Mk2 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 1.4% of MOTs against 0.45%.

In 12 of 12 mileage bands · Driver's View
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 1.9% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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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.