"How reliable is the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan?"

"Based on 95 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan has a median complaint mileage of 26000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 95 total complaints filed."

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 95 complaints

Total Complaints

26,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,000 25th Percentile

26,000 Median Mileage

38,135 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Engine

Electrical System

Steering

Unknown Or Other

Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Body

Service Brakes

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VW NEW MODEL INSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE SELF DIMMING (ELECTRICALLY) BUT THEY DO NOT DIM AS MUCH AS THE MECHANICALLY (DRIVER) DIMMING MIRROR OF PRIOR YEARS. DRIVER EYE FATIGUE AND GLARE, ESPECIALLY FOR OLDER DRIVERS, WITH THIS DEVICE IS MADE UNBEARABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH NEW WHITE, HALOGEN FOLLOWING ..."

"I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2017. FOR SEVEN MONTHS I'VE EXPERIENCED ESCALATING HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS: 'MODERATE HEADACHES 'MODERATE TO SEVERE SINUS AND EAR PRESSURE/PAIN 'LUNG/THROAT IRRITATION 'LIGHT-HEADINESS 'BALANCE ISSUES 'NAUSEA 'MODERATE TO SEVERE VERTIGO 'CONFUSION '..."

"PURCHASED 05/19/2017. HORN AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK IN APPROXIMATELY 12/2017. WAS REPAIRED AND TOLD WAS A COIL PROBLEM. THEN ON 04/12/18 IT SUDDENLY FLASHED ALL THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED ON ME WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND..."

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.

Air Bags 23 complaints

25th: 20,458 mi Median: 32,635 mi 75th: 45,952 mi

Engine 13 complaints

25th: 28,500 mi Median: 33,500 mi 75th: 52,750 mi

Electrical System 11 complaints

25th: 24,125 mi Median: 28,500 mi 75th: 37,750 mi

Unknown Or Other 9 complaints

Median: 2,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 NJ: 8 MA: 7 FL: 7 OH: 5 MI: 5 PA: 5 VA: 4 NC: 4 GA: 4

Volkswagen Tiguan — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2009	247	70,798	Engine	8
2010	157	66,539	Engine	6
2011	235	56,000	Engine	6
2012	214	49,000	Engine	15
2013	226	52,000	Air Bags	4
2014	126	50,000	Air Bags	3
2015	106	51,762	Air Bags	1
2016	145	48,750	Air Bags	6
2018	434	7,200	Engine	8
2019	263	2,721	Electrical System	9
2020	187	8,670	Unknown Or Other	8
2021	153	20,000	Engine	3
2022	375	16,500	Engine	5
2023	77	56,000	Engine	3
2024	63	-	Unknown Or Other	1
2025	41	-	Unknown Or Other	1

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