2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0L Diesel · HJ11 ARM

The Volkswagen Tiguan presents as roadworthy following the most recent test on 23 March 2026 at 45,420 miles, where the tester issued a pass with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every annual examination clearing the vehicle on a clean sheet. A minor administrative anomaly appears in the 2026 and 2025 records, where a fail and a pass were logged on the same date at identical mileages and with no defects cited; this points to a data-entry or retest-processing quirk rather than a mechanical fault. The odometer shows 45,420 miles against an eight-year lifespan, averaging roughly 5,678 miles per year. This is low for the model's age. Annual increments are consistent and modest: 30,021 miles on 15 March 2024, 36,604 on 13 March 2025, and 45,420 on 23 March 2026, giving under 9,000 miles between each test. Such light use suggests infrequent motorway loading but also possible extended standing periods, which can accelerate perished rubber components and flat-spotting of tyres despite the clean MOT sheet. No advisories or defects appear in any entry, so the record gives no direct signal of worn suspension bushes, corroded subframes, or failing brake discs. The absence of flagged items at low mileage is expected, yet a buyer should still commission a physical inspection of coil springs, track-rod ends, and underbody structural integrity for hidden corrosion. Standing time can conceal degraded coolant hoses and seized calipers not caught in a static test. Given the duplicate fail-pass pairs carrying zero recorded reasons, the buyer should obtain the full DVSA test certificate and any garage invoices for those dates to rule out omitted commentary. The vehicle's history implies a cautious, low-exposure ownership pattern with no evidence of deferred consumable replacement or structural neglect.