Where in Britain does the Volkswagen Tiguan fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 17.8% of 1,066,993 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Volkswagen Tiguan failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Leicester (LE): 24.3% against 17.6% elsewhere (+6.7 points). It does best in Romford (RM), −5.2 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Volkswagen Tiguan MOT statistics · check a Volkswagen Tiguan by registration
Volkswagen Tiguan in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (LE) | 24.3 | 17.6 | +6.7 | +6.1 to +7.2 | 21,894 |
| Truro (TR) | 24.0 | 17.7 | +6.3 | +5.3 to +7.3 | 7,310 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 22.9 | 17.7 | +5.2 | +4.4 to +5.9 | 11,202 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 22.5 | 17.7 | +4.8 | +3.8 to +5.7 | 7,673 |
| Bristol (BS) | 22.4 | 17.7 | +4.7 | +4.0 to +5.4 | 13,205 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 21.9 | 17.7 | +4.1 | +3.5 to +4.8 | 15,346 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 21.9 | 17.8 | +4.1 | +3.1 to +5.1 | 6,282 |
| Dundee (DD) | 21.4 | 17.8 | +3.6 | +2.5 to +4.7 | 5,229 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 21.3 | 17.8 | +3.5 | +2.4 to +4.6 | 5,832 |
| Exeter (EX) | 21.0 | 17.7 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +4.0 | 13,048 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 21.0 | 17.7 | +3.3 | +2.6 to +4.0 | 13,158 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 20.9 | 17.8 | +3.1 | +1.9 to +4.3 | 4,568 |
| Swansea (SA) | 20.8 | 17.7 | +3.0 | +2.3 to +3.7 | 13,890 |
| Newport (NP) | 20.7 | 17.8 | +3.0 | +2.1 to +3.8 | 8,972 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 20.6 | 17.7 | +2.9 | +2.2 to +3.5 | 15,334 |
| Leeds (LS) | 20.6 | 17.7 | +2.8 | +2.1 to +3.5 | 11,666 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 20.6 | 17.8 | +2.8 | +1.7 to +3.8 | 5,819 |
| Paisley (PA) | 20.4 | 17.8 | +2.7 | +1.6 to +3.8 | 5,294 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.3 | 17.7 | +2.6 | +2.0 to +3.2 | 17,979 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 20.2 | 17.8 | +2.4 | +1.4 to +3.5 | 5,621 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.1 | 17.8 | +2.3 | +1.1 to +3.6 | 4,201 |
| Swindon (SN) | 20.0 | 17.8 | +2.2 | +1.4 to +3.1 | 8,717 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 19.9 | 17.7 | +2.2 | +1.6 to +2.8 | 15,599 |
| Taunton (TA) | 19.9 | 17.8 | +2.2 | +1.2 to +3.2 | 6,281 |
| Brighton (BN) | 19.8 | 17.8 | +2.0 | +1.3 to +2.8 | 10,952 |
| Bath (BA) | 19.8 | 17.8 | +2.0 | +1.2 to +2.8 | 9,915 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 19.6 | 17.8 | +1.9 | −0.5 to +4.2 | 1,085 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 19.4 | 17.8 | +1.7 | +1.0 to +2.3 | 15,116 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 19.2 | 17.8 | +1.5 | +0.4 to +2.5 | 5,257 |
| York (YO) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.4 | +0.6 to +2.2 | 9,361 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | −0.1 to +2.7 | 3,180 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 19.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | +0.2 to +2.4 | 4,741 |
| Guildford (GU) | 19.0 | 17.8 | +1.3 | +0.7 to +1.9 | 16,182 |
| Stockport (SK) | 18.9 | 17.8 | +1.1 | +0.4 to +1.8 | 12,348 |
| Hull (HU) | 18.9 | 17.8 | +1.1 | +0.1 to +2.1 | 5,999 |
| Walsall (WS) | 18.6 | 17.8 | +0.8 | −0.2 to +1.8 | 5,735 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 18.5 | 17.8 | +0.8 | −0.0 to +1.5 | 9,730 |
| Southampton (SO) | 18.5 | 17.8 | +0.7 | −0.0 to +1.4 | 11,608 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 18.4 | 17.8 | +0.6 | −1.2 to +2.5 | 1,651 |
| Medway (ME) | 18.4 | 17.8 | +0.6 | −0.1 to +1.4 | 10,733 |
| Halifax (HX) | 18.3 | 17.8 | +0.5 | −0.9 to +2.0 | 2,811 |
| Manchester (M) | 18.3 | 17.8 | +0.5 | −0.2 to +1.2 | 11,951 |
| Oxford (OX) | 18.1 | 17.8 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.0 | 13,991 |
| Darlington (DL) | 18.1 | 17.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 9,009 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 18.1 | 17.8 | +0.3 | −0.5 to +1.1 | 8,882 |
| Northampton (NN) | 18.0 | 17.8 | +0.2 | −0.4 to +0.8 | 15,537 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 17.9 | 17.8 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +1.1 | 6,475 |
| Perth (PH) | 17.8 | 17.8 | +0.0 | −1.1 to +1.2 | 4,438 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 17.8 | 17.8 | +0.0 | −0.8 to +0.8 | 8,682 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 17.8 | 17.8 | −0.0 | −0.8 to +0.8 | 9,052 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 17.7 | 17.8 | −0.0 | −0.9 to +0.8 | 8,375 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 17.6 | 17.8 | −0.1 | −1.3 to +1.0 | 4,135 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 17.6 | 17.8 | −0.2 | −1.1 to +0.7 | 7,549 |
| Durham (DH) | 17.6 | 17.8 | −0.2 | −1.0 to +0.6 | 7,966 |
| Luton (LU) | 17.6 | 17.8 | −0.2 | −1.2 to +0.8 | 5,103 |
| Reading (RG) | 17.5 | 17.8 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.3 | 15,261 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 17.5 | 17.8 | −0.3 | −1.0 to +0.4 | 11,013 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 17.4 | 17.8 | −0.4 | −0.9 to +0.1 | 21,178 |
| Inverness (IV) | 17.3 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.3 | 7,626 |
| Chester (CH) | 17.2 | 17.8 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.2 | 10,722 |
| Warrington (WA) | 17.1 | 17.8 | −0.6 | −1.3 to +0.1 | 11,062 |
| Sutton (SM) | 17.1 | 17.8 | −0.7 | −2.5 to +1.1 | 1,717 |
| London N (N) | 17.0 | 17.8 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.1 | 6,708 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 17.0 | 17.8 | −0.8 | −1.7 to +0.1 | 6,965 |
| London W (W) | 16.9 | 17.8 | −0.9 | −2.5 to +0.7 | 2,058 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 16.9 | 17.8 | −0.9 | −1.5 to −0.3 | 15,712 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 16.9 | 17.8 | −0.9 | −1.6 to −0.2 | 12,058 |
| Oldham (OL) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.0 | 6,177 |
| Norwich (NR) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −1.6 to −0.4 | 14,962 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −1.8 to −0.3 | 9,986 |
| Bradford (BD) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −1.7 to −0.3 | 11,652 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 16.8 | 17.8 | −1.0 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 6,860 |
| Watford (WD) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.0 | 4,850 |
| Redhill (RH) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −1.8 to −0.4 | 12,699 |
| Preston (PR) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.4 | 9,436 |
| Birmingham (B) | 16.7 | 17.8 | −1.1 | −1.6 to −0.7 | 25,377 |
| Dudley (DY) | 16.6 | 17.8 | −1.2 | −2.1 to −0.2 | 5,751 |
| Liverpool (L) | 16.5 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −2.0 to −0.6 | 9,985 |
| Telford (TF) | 16.5 | 17.8 | −1.3 | −2.4 to −0.2 | 4,106 |
| Bolton (BL) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.7 | 8,651 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −2.3 to −0.7 | 8,047 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.9 | 12,395 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 16.3 | 17.8 | −1.5 | −2.7 to −0.3 | 3,668 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 16.2 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −2.4 to −0.7 | 7,913 |
| Bromley (BR) | 16.2 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 4,612 |
| Crewe (CW) | 16.2 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −2.5 to −0.7 | 6,594 |
| Enfield (EN) | 16.1 | 17.8 | −1.6 | −2.7 to −0.5 | 4,378 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 16.1 | 17.8 | −1.7 | −2.2 to −1.1 | 18,365 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −2.4 to −1.2 | 13,318 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 16.0 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −2.8 to −0.9 | 5,457 |
| London SW (SW) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −2.7 to −1.0 | 6,829 |
| Ilford (IG) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.8 | −3.0 to −0.7 | 3,871 |
| Worcester (WR) | 15.9 | 17.8 | −1.9 | −2.7 to −1.1 | 8,531 |
| Croydon (CR) | 15.8 | 17.8 | −2.0 | −3.0 to −1.1 | 5,811 |
| Wigan (WN) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.1 | −3.1 to −1.2 | 5,153 |
| London NW (NW) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.2 | −3.0 to −1.3 | 6,815 |
| Colchester (CO) | 15.6 | 17.8 | −2.2 | −3.1 to −1.3 | 6,692 |
| St Albans (AL) | 15.4 | 17.8 | −2.3 | −3.3 to −1.3 | 5,050 |
| Hereford (HR) | 15.3 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −3.3 to −1.6 | 6,823 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 15.3 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −3.8 to −1.2 | 3,010 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.5 | −3.5 to −1.6 | 5,025 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 15.2 | 17.8 | −2.6 | −3.3 to −1.8 | 9,133 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 15.1 | 17.8 | −2.7 | −3.9 to −1.4 | 3,212 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 15.1 | 17.8 | −2.7 | −5.8 to +0.4 | 524 |
| Slough (SL) | 15.1 | 17.8 | −2.7 | −3.6 to −1.9 | 6,997 |
| Coventry (CV) | 15.0 | 17.8 | −2.9 | −3.5 to −2.3 | 14,369 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 14.9 | 17.8 | −2.9 | −3.7 to −2.2 | 8,123 |
| Harrow (HA) | 14.8 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −3.9 to −2.0 | 5,452 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 14.8 | 17.8 | −3.0 | −3.7 to −2.4 | 13,406 |
| Sheffield (S) | 14.8 | 17.9 | −3.1 | −3.5 to −2.6 | 25,006 |
| Dartford (DA) | 14.3 | 17.8 | −3.4 | −4.3 to −2.6 | 6,717 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 14.4 | 17.8 | −3.5 | −4.1 to −2.8 | 13,165 |
| Derby (DE) | 14.3 | 17.8 | −3.5 | −4.0 to −3.0 | 16,338 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 13.8 | 17.8 | −4.0 | −4.8 to −3.1 | 6,222 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 13.7 | 17.8 | −4.1 | −7.5 to −0.7 | 402 (rough estimate) |
| London E (E) | 13.0 | 17.8 | −4.8 | −5.9 to −3.8 | 4,027 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 12.8 | 17.9 | −5.1 | −5.5 to −4.6 | 24,874 |
| Romford (RM) | 12.6 | 17.8 | −5.2 | −6.0 to −4.4 | 6,349 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,066,993 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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