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2010 Volkswagen Tiguan — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 110 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

110
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
5
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
4
Involved Fire
owner-reported
5
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Volkswagen Tiguan — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Volkswagen Tiguan

110 complaints

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan

162 complaints

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

153 complaints

2013 Volkswagen Tiguan

139 complaints

2014 Volkswagen Tiguan

84 complaints

2015 Volkswagen Tiguan

62 complaints

2016 Volkswagen Tiguan

96 complaints

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan

76 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 50 reports
Electrical System 31 reports
Exterior Lighting 19 reports
Steering 13 reports
Power Train 6 reports
Service Brakes 6 reports
Seats 5 reports
Fuel/propulsion System 5 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 10558014 12/31/2013

WARNING MESSAGE "CHECK FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT". TESTED THE LIGHT AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. PURCHASED A NEW BULB, REPLACED THE BULB AND THE NEW BULB WAS NOT WORKING. TESTED THE BULB AND IT WAS GOOD. OPENED THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE 30 AMP FUSE (TOP LEFT CORNER OF BOX) WAS BURNED/MELTED. ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE. IN ADDITION THE CORRESPOND…

Steering ODI 10373644 12/31/2010

WE HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, THE RED POWER STEERING LIGHT SEEMS TO BE ON WHEN WE START IT THE SECOND TIME FOR THE DAY AND DOESN'T ALWAYS RESET WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR. WE HAVE YET TO BRING IT TO GET FIXED AS THE NEAREST DEALER IS 1200KMS AWAY. *TR

Steering ODI 11056567 12/26/2017

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGON RUATUAN ----VEHICLE DOES HAVE RECALL BUT CONTACT STATED VOLKSWAGON STATED VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL... CONTACT CALLED DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ... ENGINE TURNS OFF WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND IGNITION BECOMES LOOSE KEY TURNS TO OFF POSITION AND CAR SHUTS OFF WHI…

Engine And Engine Cooling ODI 10557246 12/26/2013

VEHICLE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING APPROX. 5MPH AND STALLED. WAS ABLE TO STOP AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART A COUPLE OF TIMES AND ENGINE WOULD ATTEMPT TO START, BUT WOULD QUICKLY SHUT OFF AS IF ENGINE WAS NOT RECEIVING ANY FUEL. PUSHED VEHICLE TO NEARBY PARKING LOT AND SAME THING, VEHICLE WOULD CRANK MAKE SOME SPUTTERING SOUNDS AND SHUT OFF. EPC AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON. PRESSING ACCE…

Power Train ODI 11055787 12/20/2017

TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 77,000 MILES. A NEWER MODEL OF TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BEEN USED SINCE DECEMBER 2011. EST. $5000 REPAIR BILL.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan reliable?
Owners have filed 110 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Volkswagen Tiguan years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.