Volkswagen Tiguan I or Nissan Qashqai I: which has fewer APK problems?

At 11–12 years (mostly built 2013–2015) 11.6% of inspected Volkswagen Tiguan Is had at least one A-problem, against 11.8% for the Nissan Qashqai I and 7.2% nationally. The difference is small: the confidence intervals overlap, so at this age they are close. Over all ages together the Volkswagen Tiguan I has an A-problem 38% more often than average, the Nissan Qashqai I 58% more often.

Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026

At this age the Tiguan has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Volkswagen Tiguan I

2007 – 2015

Illustration Volkswagen Tiguan I

Nissan Qashqai I

2007 – 2015

Illustration Nissan Qashqai I
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

11.6%

n = 4,991 · 95% CI 10.7 – 12.5%

11.8%

n = 3,276 · 95% CI 10.8 – 13.0%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

34.6%

n = 4,991 · 95% CI 33.3 – 36.0%

50.4%

n = 3,276 · 95% CI 48.7 – 52.1%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Control arms / ball joints
  2. 2Springs and shock absorbers
  3. 3Structural rust
  1. 1Steering
  2. 2Control arms / ball joints
  3. 3Brakes
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 7.2% · n = 782,549 · 95% CI 7.1 – 7.2% Volkswagen Tiguan I2007 – 2015 11.6% (n = 4,991 · 95% CI 10.7 – 12.5%) Nissan Qashqai I2007 – 2015 11.8% (n = 3,276 · 95% CI 10.8 – 13.0%)

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Source: RDW Open Data (CC0), analysis CarXray.nl. 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars aged 3 years and older, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Each car counts once. How we know