To be fair, the X1 might be removed for the same reason as the XC40, and the T-Roc. All of which have facelifts lined up in the very near future. As a sidenote, the Tiguan is a premium SUV regardless of your opinion of it (so is the Audi Q2), and Mercedes is poised to return in Q1 22, potentially offering the GLA again.
Rene – The X1 isn’t due a facelift. It’s an all new model. Trouble is it probably won’t be out until well into next year, then there will be a delay until it comes on to Motability (if at all) and then finally we may only be ‘allowed’ the low trim levels / engines. We contemplated waiting for it, but in the end decided that we would be half way through our current lease before it would appear on the scheme anyway. Also, we probably wouldn’t be ‘allowed’ the 2.0i petrol 4WD one by then!
As for the Tiguan, I am not basing my comment on my personal judgement but on U.K. car industry classifications. VW may be considered a premium brand in Germany but here it’s not. From memory, it’s ‘upper mid sector’. Audi (also VW group) is classified as a premium brand. We have had 4 Tiguans before our current X1. It’s a perfectly functional car and I’m not surprised it’s popular on Motability (as it was for us) but now having the X1 has really reinforced the difference between mid-sector and premium brands. The Tiguan has more standard kit (other than the major omission of leather) but in my view it’s quantity over quality. All the comparable functions (sat Nav, multimedia, voice control, cruise control, high beam assist etc etc) work far better in the BMW than they did in any of our Tiguans.