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VE59 OBF

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan

Black Diesel 1968cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires7 Dec 2026
Tests20 (13 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate65%

Mileage

171,363 mi
Last recorded171,363 miles
Recorded on8 Dec 2025
Typical for 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan80,470 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationVE59 OBF
MakeVolkswagen
ModelTiguan
Year2010
ColourBlack
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,968cc

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MOT History

13 pass 7 fail
Pass 8 Dec 2025 171,363 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Fail 14 Nov 2025 171,361 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rear mounting bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed tread area of tyre 235/55/17 103w xl (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn bald on inner edge and down to 2mm in tread area of tyre (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view of screen cracked (3.2 (a) (i))

Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges of offside and nearside tread areas of tyres wearing low (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened arms offside and nearside corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened subframe corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 1 Nov 2024 156,471 miles

Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view of screen cracked (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) light intensity obviously reduced (4.3.3 (a) (i))

Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread areas of offside and nearside tyres wearing bald (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened arms offside and nearside corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 31 Oct 2024 156,471 miles

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Side repeater not working in mirror unit (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement arms rear console mounting bushes of offside and nearside split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view of screen cracked (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) light intensity obviously reduced (4.3.3 (a) (i))

Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread areas of offside and nearside tyres wearing bald (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened arms offside and nearside corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 24 Oct 2023 126,541 miles

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of brake discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread wearing bald (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened discoloured as has been very hot (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread worn bald (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges of tread worn bald and down to between 2.5-3mm on inner tread (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread worn bald and down to 2.5mm on inner tread (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 24 Oct 2023 126,541 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of brake discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread wearing bald (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened discoloured as has been very hot (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread worn bald (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edges of tread worn bald and down to between 2.5-3mm on inner tread (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge of tread worn bald and down to 2.5mm on inner tread (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 3 Nov 2022 123,083 miles

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of brake discs worn and badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened brake discs scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 2 Nov 2022 123,083 miles

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 235/55/17 103w (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of brake discs worn and badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread area worn down to 2.5mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread area worn down to 2mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin wearing low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened brake discs scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 21 Oct 2021 120,341 miles

Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of disc scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 21 Oct 2021 120,341 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rear console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rear console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick worn down to metal backing plate of pad (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened faces of disc scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 29 Oct 2020 105,054 miles

Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front brake sensor damaged

Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 18 Oct 2019 91,879 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 18 Oct 2018 79,489 miles

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arm rear console bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front front brake discs corroded on inner faces

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm limit is 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 2mm legal limit is 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 16 Oct 2018 79,460 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 3mm limit is 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arm rear console bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front front brake discs corroded on inner faces

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre at 2mm legal limit is 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 18 Oct 2017 66,034 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit worn down to 3.5mm (4.1.E.1)

Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear mountings of offside and nearside front lower arms (2.4.G.2)

Pass 1 Nov 2016 57,026 miles

Tyre worn close to the legal limit offside and nearside fronts worn down to 3 mm (4.1.E.1)

Fail 1 Nov 2016 57,026 miles

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Tyre worn close to the legal limit offside and nearside fronts worn down to 3 mm (4.1.E.1)

Pass 18 Feb 2015 40,994 miles
Pass 21 Jan 2014 33,361 miles
Pass 6 Feb 2013 26,491 miles

How Reliable is the Volkswagen Tiguan?

Based on 1,842,185 MOT tests across 207,080 vehicles.

84.2%
Pass Rate
7,513
Miles/Year
18
Year Lifespan
207,080
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 7,258
coil spring broken 6,493
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VE59 OBF is a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan in Black with a 1,968cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65%.

Across all 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.4% with a typical mileage of 80,470 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Volkswagen Tiguan fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 7,258 recorded failures. If you're considering buying VE59 OBF, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Volkswagen Tiguan typically stays on UK roads for around 18 years. At 16 years old, this Volkswagen Tiguan is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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VE59 OBF is a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, first registered on 18 February 2010.

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