2009 Volkswagen Touareg: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
81,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,000 25th Percentile
81,000 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
STEERING
3
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2
POWER TRAIN
2
AIR BAGS
2
ENGINE
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SUBJECT VEHICLE IS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2 EQUIPPED WITH 3.6L GASOLINE ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. USA VERSION. HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM EMITS ABNORMAL GROWLING AND GROANING NOISES WHEN AMBIENT OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE 85F. STEERING INPUT RESISTANC..."
"DRIVING FROM COLUMBIA, SC TO CHARLESTON, SC AND REFUELED IN SUMMERVILLE. 20 MILES LATER ON THE HIGHWAY @40MPH, ENGINE STARTED HIGH PITCHED HUMMING NOISE THEN LOST POWER (WENT INTO LIMP MODE) WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSHED. GOT IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION "ENGINE FAILURE, SERVICE NOW" AND FORTUNATELY ABLE TO ..."
"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOME, I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN FOR A HIGH SPEED ROAD. WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED AND I HAD LOSS OF ALL POWER. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS AND STOP THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS STEERING (LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING). THE C..."

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

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