VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN2014 · 2.0L Diesel

The 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan demonstrates a stable roadworthiness profile, with the latest DVSA test on 22 August 2025 at 74,242 miles returning a pass and no defects recorded. Across the annual tests from August 2022 to August 2025 the vehicle cleared each examination without advisories, indicating a consistent maintenance trend that is neither worsening nor resolving because no faults emerged. The sole anomaly remains a failed certificate logged on 24 August 2022 at 37,274 miles with no defects cited, immediately superseded by a pass the same day. Registered in 2014, the Tiguan now shows 74,242 miles on the odometer, equating to an average of roughly 6,200 miles per year across its life. The early recorded period reflects light use. From 24 August 2022 at 37,274 miles to 22 August 2023 at 44,382 miles the gain was 7,108 miles. The following year to 19 August 2024 added 6,820 miles, keeping within typical bounds. A pronounced shift occurred between August 2024 and August 2025 when the reading climbed from 51,202 to 74,242 miles, a 23,040-mile accumulation in twelve months. This late-stage intensive use follows years of low mileage and may hint at a change of owner or prolonged standing before a commuting phase. No recurring mechanical or structural faults appear in the official record, with suspension bushes, coil springs, brake calipers, discs, exhaust emissions and corrosion all absent from advisories. The buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's twelve-year age and the recent high-mileage year that could accelerate consumable wear not yet due for test. Verify the condition of tyres, wiper blades and brake friction materials despite their absence from MOT flags. The earlier same-day fail without recorded defects warrants a check of the vehicle's test history paperwork to confirm no hidden rectification took place.