2018 Volkswagen Tiguan — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 286 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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.
162 complaints
153 complaints
139 complaints
84 complaints
62 complaints
96 complaints
76 complaints
286 complaints
193 complaints
141 complaints
143 complaints
272 complaints
70 complaints
74 complaints
53 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
DRIVING 65 ON HIGHWAY, PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON.
MY FRONT ASSIST FUNCTION MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50MPH AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS ALMOST CHOKED ME, AND THE SUDDEN STOP JARRED ME. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I'VE BEEN TERRIFIED EVERY SINCE IT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE, BUT THIS THIRD TIME WAS THE WORST. THE NEXT MORNING I CONTACTED…
When I first purchased my vehicle the epc came on multiple times and I had to take it back to the dealership. Fast forward last week when I was going home on the eway same issues car wouldn’t accelerate the car was idled at the speed of 40mph it wouldn’t go any faster for a few minutes then it took off out of no where. Also when I was taking my kids to school I was making a le…
The automatic emergency braking activated and slammed on the brakes, for no apparent cause. There were no cars, people, animals around. And luckily, no car was behind mine. This has happened NUMEROUS times previously, especially when going through roundabouts and downhill. This issue needs to be addressed by VW. I have mentioned it to service at a VW dealer, and they just tel…
SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 OF THIS YEAR THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT IT SEEMS LOOSE AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES RED AND COMES ON RANDOMLY AND CHIMES. THE SEAT BELTS LOOKS AND FEELS CHEAPLY MADE. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THE AIRBAG MODULE WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE LOOSENESS OF THE BELT IS NORMAL.THEY CLAIM WHEN THEY DRIVE IT THE RED …
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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