2016 Volkswagen Touareg: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 67 complaints
67
Total Complaints
21,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,055 25th Percentile
21,000 Median Mileage
33,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
22
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES
5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER DRIVING ON A SHORT TRIP. I SMELLED AND NOTICED DIESEL LEAKING FROM DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. LOOKING MORE CLOSELY NOTICED DIESEL HAD BEEN LEAKING WHILE DRIVING SPLATTERING ON UNDERSIDE AND SIDE OF VEHICLE."
"SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2016 TOUAREG TDI IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION HAS BECOME QUITE AN ISSUE AS IT IS GETTING WORSE THE LONGER I DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD IT ROAD TESTED, WHEELS BALANCE TIRES ROTATED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND IT CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AT THE STEERING. I HAVE ONLY ..."
"SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2016 TOUAREG TDI IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION HAS BECOME QUITE AN ISSUE AS IT IS GETTING WORSE THE LONGER I DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD IT ROAD TESTED, WHEELS BALANCE TIRES ROTATED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND IT CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AT THE STEERING. I HAVE ONLY ..."

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