MOT comparison

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 vs Kia Sportage Mk4

How the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 (AD/BW) (2016–2024) and the Kia Sportage Mk4 (2015–2021) 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 12 of 12 mileage bands

Kia Sportage Mk4

1,073,721

MOT tests compared · built 2015–2021

Passes more often in 0 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 Kia Sportage Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 94.3% vs 92.7%

12,506 and 15,924 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 89.4%

79,202 and 102,438 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.3% vs 86.4%

148,104 and 190,372 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.1% vs 84.5%

151,209 and 199,608 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.2% vs 82.8%

123,674 and 171,227 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 86.3% vs 81.1%

92,270 and 132,734 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 85.9% vs 79.4%

64,580 and 96,468 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 84.8% vs 76.9%

42,691 and 65,624 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 83.9% vs 75.0%

26,634 and 42,218 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 82.8% vs 73.3%

15,895 and 25,835 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 82.5% vs 71.4%

15,907 and 25,489 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 81.5% vs 69.6%

3,927 and 5,784 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 Kia Sportage Mk4: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.66%.

In 10 of 12 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Kia Sportage Mk4 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about 17 times as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 12 of 12 mileage bands · Braking System
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.97%.

In 12 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.