Honda Cr-V vs Volkswagen Tiguan

On MOT-testable defects, the Volkswagen Tiguan (fail rate 14.1%) performed better than the Honda Cr-V (17.0%) across comparable years. The biggest divergence was lighting & signalling, where the Cr-V recorded failures more often.

17.0%
Cr-V fail rate
14.1%
Tiguan fail rate
2.84pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricHonda Cr-VVolkswagen Tiguan
MOT tests analysed1,189,5401,061,076
Pass rate83.0%85.9%
Fail rate17.0%14.1%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Honda Cr-V 17.0% Volkswagen Tiguan 14.1%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryCr-VTiguan
Lighting & signalling10.0%3.2%
Visibility3.8%2.1%
Brakes4.4%2.7%
Suspension7.5%6.3%
Tyres4.1%5.0%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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