MOT comparison

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 vs Nissan Qashqai J12

How the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 (AD/BW) (2016–2024) and the Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen) (2021–2026) 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)

671,545

MOT tests compared · built 2016–2024

Passes more often in 4 of 7 mileage bands

Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen)

112,644

MOT tests compared · built 2021–2026

Passes more often in 1 of 7 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2 Nissan Qashqai J12

Under 10,000 miles 94.3% vs 95.0%

12,506 and 7,924 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 93.1%

79,202 and 31,467 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.3% vs 89.6%

148,104 and 36,061 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 88.1% vs 86.7%

151,209 and 21,371 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 87.2% vs 85.6%

123,674 and 10,038 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 86.3% vs 82.6%

92,270 and 4,191 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 85.9% vs 82.6%

64,580 and 1,592 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 over 20 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J12: 1.3% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Nissan Qashqai J12 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.72%.

In 7 of 7 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Volkswagen Tiguan Mk2: 3.1% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 5 of 7 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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.