2016 Volkswagen Tiguan: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The newest campaign is 19V535000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jul 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module. NHTSA has 96 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V535000, in the NHTSA record

Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 33,480 units in total.

19V535000Received 17 Jul 2019. 27,822 units.
Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69Z5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Nov 2019.
16V464000Received 24 Jun 2016. 5,658 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016 CC vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016, to February 3, 2016, Golf R and Tiguan vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to January 28, 2016, and e-Golf vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to January 11, 2016. Vibrations, such as those created by opening and closing a vehicle door, may cause the rear child door locks to disengage, allowing a child to open a rear door while inside the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If an unrestrained child unexpectedly opens a door, they may fall from the vehicle increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the child lock(s), free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 58C9.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 58C9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Aug 2016.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

96 complaints, 146 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
All 2016 vehicles

2016 Volkswagen Tiguan: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2016 Tiguan	All 2016 vehicles	Tiguan, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	253.4	42.5	89.3	37
Electrical System	184.9	116.2	150.7	27
Unknown or Other	157.5	110.2	106.2	23
Steering	82.2	66.3	53.1	12
Engine	68.5	171	193	10
Structure	41.1	47.2	31.7	6
Vehicle Speed Control	27.4	34.2	26.4	4
Fuel/Propulsion System	27.4	42.9	48.9	4
Service Brakes	20.5	54.2	34.2	3
Power Train	20.5	127.5	58.4	3

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash: 4
Complaints that report a fire: 2
Injuries in the complaints: 3
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 12 Jul 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 28 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA18003	Engineering analysis	Air Bag Clockspring Failure	Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette	18 Apr 2018	Open

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2016 Volkswagen TiguanThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/volkswagen/tiguan/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan?: 33,480 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Volkswagen Tiguan have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Tiguan, model years 2009 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan name most often?: Air Bags: 37 of 146 component mentions, or 253.4 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 42.5 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan open?: 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.