What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Tiguan, per age band?

Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Tiguan: 3-5 years: 119 versus 95. 6-8 years: 97 versus 73. 9-11 years: 98 versus 85. 12-14 years: 109 versus 89. 15-19 years: 105 versus 92. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Where do these figures come from?

DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Tiguan

Figures per shared age band: numerator, denominator and country index for both models, from the same source.

Age	Kia Sportage		Volkswagen Tiguan		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	4776 of 31470 (15.2%)	119	2097 of 17353 (12.1%)	95	+3.1
6-8 years	18944 of 101717 (18.6%)	97	9958 of 70768 (14.1%)	73	+4.55
9-11 years	20857 of 75835 (27.5%)	98	12727 of 53460 (23.8%)	85	+3.69
12-14 years	14457 of 36393 (39.7%)	109	8822 of 27438 (32.2%)	89	+7.57
15-19 years	2880 of 6548 (44%)	105	6033 of 15568 (38.8%)	92	+5.23

100 = country average for that age band in this country.

Recalls and complaints

Kia Sportage

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

Volkswagen Tiguan

No recalls or complaints registered for this model.

What this does not show

The country index is an average across the entire fleet of this model in this country, not a failure probability for one specific vehicle.
A complaint share is a share of reported complaints, not a failure probability for all vehicles of this model.
The age correction is already built into each band; differences between generations or trims within the same model are not.
These figures apply to United Kingdom and are not directly comparable to a figure from another country.

Frequently asked questions

What are the inspection figures for Kia Sportage and Volkswagen Tiguan, per age band?
Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Tiguan: 3-5 years: 119 versus 95. 6-8 years: 97 versus 73. 9-11 years: 98 versus 85. 12-14 years: 109 versus 89. 15-19 years: 105 versus 92. 100 = country average for that age band in this country.
Where do these figures come from?
DVSA MOT-statistiek (data through 03/09/2026) Both models use the same source and the same reference date.

Methodology

Each row compares inspections from the same age band, in the same country.

The country index rescales the model's defect rate so that 100 equals the country average for that band.

Two models are only compared if they share at least two age bands.

What counts as a failed inspection differs per country; never compare a figure on this page with a figure from another country.

Citation

Kia Sportage vs Volkswagen Tiguan, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/kia-sportage-vs-volkswagen-tiguan

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