What are the inspection figures for Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Tiguan, per age band?

Mini Cooper vs Volkswagen Tiguan: 3-5 years: 83 versus 95. 6-8 years: 70 versus 73. 9-11 years: 65 versus 85. 12-14 years: 76 versus 89. 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.

Mini Cooper vs Volkswagen Tiguan

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

Age	Mini Cooper		Volkswagen Tiguan		Difference (percentage points)
Age	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Inspections with a defect	Country index	Difference (percentage points)
3-5 years	5908 of 55660 (10.6%)	83	2097 of 17353 (12.1%)	95	-1.47
6-8 years	11870 of 88100 (13.5%)	70	9958 of 70768 (14.1%)	73	-0.6
9-11 years	13093 of 71782 (18.2%)	65	12727 of 53460 (23.8%)	85	-5.57
12-14 years	3126 of 11377 (27.5%)	76	8822 of 27438 (32.2%)	89	-4.67

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

Recalls and complaints

Mini Cooper

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 Mini Cooper and Volkswagen Tiguan, per age band?
Mini Cooper vs Volkswagen Tiguan: 3-5 years: 83 versus 95. 6-8 years: 70 versus 73. 9-11 years: 65 versus 85. 12-14 years: 76 versus 89. 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

Mini Cooper vs Volkswagen Tiguan, United Kingdom, data through 3 September 2026. https://uk.plateop.com/modellen/vergelijk/mini-cooper-vs-volkswagen-tiguan

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