Car statistics by year

2019 Volkswagen Tiguan

Volkswagen Tiguan cars first registered in 2019: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2019, so like is set against like.

A year of the Volkswagen Tiguan. “2019” is the year of first registration.

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35,583 MOT tests of 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 87.2% All 2019 cars 84.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 48,600 miles; all 2019 cars 42,400
  • Left at the end of 2025 36,367 98.3% of the 36,998 at the end of 2019
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 5.0% All 2019 cars 5.4%
  • Tests with an advisory 45.5% All 2019 cars 41.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 35,583 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 6 years old, 87.2% of 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT tests were passed first time, against 84.4% for all cars first registered in 2019. 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans did better than average for their age, by 2.8 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.1% of the time (all 2019 cars 85.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Volkswagen Tiguan vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Volkswagen Tiguan bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Volkswagen Tiguan compared with all cars
First registered Volkswagen TiguanAll cars
’11 64.5%61.5%
’12 66.0%63.6%
’13 71.0%66.0%
’14 71.8%69.1%
’15 74.8%72.6%
’16 81.3%75.6%
’17 85.8%79.1%
’18 85.4%81.8%
’19 87.2%84.4%
’20 88.7%86.9%
’21 90.2%88.4%
’22 88.3%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan

Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm was the most common single reason a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan failed, on 15.2% of about 4,600 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (38.4% of failed tests; all 2019 cars 33.9%). 5.0% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 5.4% for all cars first registered in 2019. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 15.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 13.3%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 12.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks 11.2%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension 9.2%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 5.2%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 4.6%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 4.6%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 4.2%
Tyres: tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres 3.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Volkswagen Tiguan vs all 2019 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2019 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 38.4%
Brakes 19.9%
Suspension 17.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 14.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks 11.6%
Visibility 9.3%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 2.8%
Body, chassis, structure 1.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 45.5% of 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan tests had at least one (all 2019 cars 41.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 14.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 12.2%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 11.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 10.1%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 5.7%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 5.0%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 4.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 3.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.4%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan?

Half of the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 48,600 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 37,300 and a quarter more than 61,900. For all cars first registered in 2019, the middle figure was 42,400 miles, so 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans have been driven 14.6% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan and all 2019 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan 27,900 37,300 48,600 61,900 77,100 34,259
All 2019 cars 20,300 30,000 42,400 57,100 74,200 2,073,624
miles

Half of the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 48,600 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans are left?

At the end of 2019, 36,998 2019 Volkswagen Tiguans were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 36,367 were: 36,199 licensed and 168 declared off the road (SORN). That is 98.3% still on the record, against 97.3% for all cars first registered in 2019.

Share still on the record since 2019

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2019. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2019 Volkswagen Tiguans on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2019, compared with all 2019 cars
Year end 2019 Volkswagen TiguanAll 2019 cars
2019 100.0%100.0%
2020 100.9%99.1%
2021 99.9%98.5%
2022 97.7%97.2%
2023 98.4%97.5%
2024 97.4%97.5%
2025 98.3%97.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2019

9 of the Volkswagen Tiguan’s 30 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2019.

The 2019 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2019 may have been built in 2018, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Volkswagen Tiguan recalls whose build dates include 2019
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
20 Jun 2025 Curtain airbag 5 Dec 2018 to 17 Feb 2019 144
7 Mar 2024 Curtain Airbag 27 Nov 2018 to 9 Feb 2019 187
7 Apr 2022 The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was in some cases produced with too little so-called fire sand 23 Jan 2019 to 10 Feb 2022 1,868 (all models)
7 Jun 2021 A tow bar with a possibly defective locking mechanism in the swivelling module has been fitted 11 May 2016 to 22 Jan 2019 531
11 May 2020 The roof spoiler can partially or completely detach from the vehicle 1 May 2016 to 30 Jun 2019 2,495
18 Dec 2019 The wall thickness of the fuel tank may not be to specification 10 Oct 2019 to 11 Oct 2019 53 (all models)
12 Dec 2019 Wheels ordered and bought at the dealers may not be compatible 13 Sept 2019 to 22 Oct 2019 184 (all models)
9 Aug 2019 Too little torque may be provided by the engine at low engine speeds 9 Oct 2018 to 28 May 2019 373 (all models)
15 Jul 2019 Possible cracks in left front seats 4 Feb 2019 to 5 Feb 2019 101

Every Volkswagen Tiguan recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Volkswagen Tiguan

15 years of the Volkswagen Tiguan, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2017 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (85.8% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (88.3%).

Volkswagen Tiguans by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2008 4,026 60.7% 57.0%
2009 6,014 60.4% 58.2%
2010 6,584 62.3% 59.3%
2011 6,840 64.5% 61.5%
2012 9,161 66.0% 63.6%
2013 12,491 71.0% 66.0%
2014 16,513 15,812 71.8% 69.1%
2015 21,023 20,610 74.8% 72.6%
2016 19,811 18,998 81.3% 75.6%
2017 28,289 27,362 85.8% 79.1%
2018 31,304 30,190 85.4% 81.8%
2019 36,998 36,367 87.2% 84.4%
2020 25,295 24,764 88.7% 86.9%
2021 23,564 23,075 90.2% 88.4%
2022 19,836 18,858 88.3% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 35,583 MOT tests of 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 36,367 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Volkswagen Tiguan cars first registered in 2019; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2019.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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