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2019 Volkswagen Tiguan — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 193 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

193
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
6
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
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.

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

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Electrical System 57 reports
Engine 41 reports
Unknown Or Other 39 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 25 reports
Service Brakes 24 reports
Power Train 17 reports
Vehicle Speed Control 14 reports
Exterior Lighting 11 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 11445343 12/28/2021

Passenger and driver air bag lights have come on 3 times (not working). Huge safety concern

Visibility/wiper ODI 11632665 12/27/2024

The windshield fluid washer disappeared aka consumed mystery without the operator usage. I had to fill in a gallon of the windshield washer every2-3 months, and I did not do any washing or anything to use the fluid. Last week, the check engine came in and told me to fill the washer fluid and it could not pump the washer fluid onto the windshield while I was driving the vehic…

Steering ODI 11291461 12/27/2019

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SERIOUS STALLING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR...SINCE THE 1ST DAY I RECEIVED IT. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR WOULD REFUSE TO ACCELERATE LIKE GETTING ON AND OFF EXITS ON EXPRESSWAY...CHANGING LANES ETC...IT ALSO STALLS AND THE ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING..THE CAR HAS A LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST WHICH PULLS THE CAR FROM 1 LANE INTO THE OTHER VIOLENTLY...I AM HOPING TO GET TH…

Unknown Or Other ODI 11290941 12/23/2019

PURCHASED CAR IN JULY 2019 AND THE CARNET HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. AFTER CALLING CUSTOMER CARE AND CARNET I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER TWO SEPARATE VISITS AND LEAVING MY CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH CUSTOMER CARE SINCE AUGUST 2019 AND FOLLOW UP EVERY FEW WEEKS, AS THEY TYP…

Electronic Stability Control (esc) ODI 11290649 12/21/2019

TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS. #1 ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CARS EMERGENCY SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITH NO CARS OR ANYTHING IN PROXIMITY. VW JUST CLEANED SENSORS . IT HAPPENED ONCE AFTER THAT WHILE PARKING THE CAR. #2 WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON THE BRAKES PULSE WHEN APPLIED. WE WERE TOLD JUST WAIT FOR 1 YEAR SERVICE AND IT WILL BE LOOKED AT. THE TIGUAN WENT IN FRIDAY MORNING AND WE WERE …

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan reliable?
Owners have filed 193 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan, most often about electrical system. 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.