2004 Volkswagen Touareg: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 373 complaints
373
Total Complaints
35,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

8,079 25th Percentile
35,000 Median Mileage
82,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
36
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
23
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
23
AIR BAGS
20
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
STEERING
12
TIRES
12
SUSPENSION
12
POWER TRAIN
11

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
14
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE ELECTRONIC SAFETY PROGRAM MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH.*AK"
"WHILE TRAVELING WITH SUN ROOF OPEN VIBRATION INSIDE OF VEHICLE HURT CONSUMER'S EARS.*AK"
"ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WAS MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD. THE CLAMP FOR THESE WIRES BECAME TOO HOT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK *JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 36 complaints
25th: 18,000 mi Median: 35,000 mi 75th: 95,000 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 26 complaints
25th: 4,750 mi Median: 31,750 mi 75th: 51,750 mi
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS 23 complaints
25th: 1,750 mi Median: 13,979 mi 75th: 44,250 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 23 complaints
25th: 90,000 mi Median: 98,085 mi 75th: 132,250 mi
AIR BAGS 20 complaints
25th: 49,850 mi Median: 64,000 mi 75th: 91,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 56 VA: 25 OH: 23 NY: 22 MA: 22 FL: 16 NJ: 16 TX: 13 AZ: 13 MD: 13

Who Files Complaints?

43.7%
Original Owners
56.3%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Touareg — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20051050
2006520
2008731
2009250
2010371
2011201
2012371
2013421
2014351
2015350
2016670
2017340

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28