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Volkswagen Tiguan vs Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: which is more reliable?

The Volkswagen Tiguan and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque are very close at the MOT: scores of 106 and 107. Pick on the condition and history of the actual car. Based on 415,275 real MOT tests in 2024.

By age

MOT Rank score for each age group (100 = an average car that age).

Age at test	Volkswagen Tiguan	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
3–5 years	103Above average	101About average
6–9 years	107Above average	108Above average
10–14 years	107Above average	114Well above average
15+ years	109Well above average	–

Year by year

Share that passed first time, same registration year.

Year	Volkswagen Tiguan	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
2021	89.1%	89.3%
2020	89.0%	87.0%
2019	88.1%	85.3%
2018	86.4%	86.0%
2017	86.4%	84.2%
2016	84.2%	84.1%
2015	78.3%	81.3%
2014	74.4%	78.5%
2013	73.4%	76.0%
2012	69.3%	74.4%
2011	65.4%	74.8%

Problem areas

Failure items per 100 tests.

Area	Volkswagen Tiguan	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Tyres	6.3	6.1
Suspension	7.8	3.1
Lights & electrics	4.0	5.5
Brakes	4.2	4.6
Emissions & leaks	1.9	2.3
Visibility (wipers, screen, mirrors)	2.1	1.8
Body & chassis	1.0	1.3
Seat belts & airbags	0.6	0.4

Volkswagen Tiguan: top failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.5%
Suspension arms - pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2.2%
Coil spring: fractured or broken2.1%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1.7%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.5%
Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.2%

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: top failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2.4%
Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.7%
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.5%
Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed1.2%
Coil spring: fractured or broken1.1%

Questions

Which is more reliable, the Volkswagen Tiguan or the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque?

The Volkswagen Tiguan and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque are very close at the MOT: scores of 106 and 107. Pick on the condition and history of the actual car.

Which years of the Volkswagen Tiguan and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque can be compared?

Both were tested for 11 registration years (2011–2021). The Volkswagen Tiguan had the higher pass rate in 5 of them and the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque in 6.

What fails most on each?

Volkswagen Tiguan: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm; suspension arms - pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn. Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick; tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords.