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Volkswagen Tiguan

Model years 2009–2025 · 39 recall campaigns · 759 complaints · 6 investigations · filed by Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Across 17 model years (2009–2025), the Volkswagen Tiguan has 39 NHTSA recall campaigns and 759 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is engine (222.1 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (148.7).

The 2009 model year has the most complaints (144). Recall campaigns peaked in 2018 with 8; complaints were received in the largest number in 2018 (240). Within Volkswagen, this line ranks 7 of 43 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan3144323%220,123
2010 Volkswagen Tiguan290202%213,544
2011 Volkswagen Tiguan3135302%629,369
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan3103231%567,466
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan378175%567,466
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan33885%567,466
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan42147%31,765
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan21840%33,480
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan41125%10,013
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan14116260%421,411
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan5511%432,327
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan300%11,935
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan500%91,868
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan500%90,617
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan NHTSA record100%29,569
2024 Volkswagen Tiguan200%29,577
2025 Volkswagen Tiguan300%53,111

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Engine222.1
Electrical System148.7
Air Bags111.5
Exterior Lighting75.2
Unknown or Other67.4
Steering62.2
Power Train58.8
Fuel/Propulsion System49.3
Structure42.4
Service Brakes30.3

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Volkswagen Tiguan complaints (1,157 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Volkswagen Tiguan, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

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Complaints about any Volkswagen Tiguan model year, by year received.

Other Volkswagen model lines

Questions and answers

Which Volkswagen Tiguan model years have the most recalls?

2018 (14), 2019 (5), 2021 (5). Across model years 2009–2025 there are 39 distinct campaigns.

Which Volkswagen Tiguan model year has the most complaints?

2009, with 144 of the line's 759 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Volkswagen Tiguan complain about?

engine (222.1 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (148.7 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (111.5 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.