2022 Volkswagen Tiguan: Reliability Data

375
Total Complaints
16,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,000 25th Percentile
16,500 Median Mileage
34,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
85
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
47
POWER TRAIN
39
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
38
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
28
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
24
STEERING
16
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
14
VISIBILITY/WIPER
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"My wife was driving our new 2022 VW Tiguan SEL. First incident was yesterday in which there was no audio from the car (radio, phone or otherwise). Second incident today, infotainment screen was blank (black) when put into reverse and no audio. After a little bit of driving the infotainment seemed to..."
"My wife was driving our new 2022 VW Tiguan SEL. First incident was yesterday in which there was no audio from the car (radio, phone or otherwise). Second incident today, infotainment screen was blank (black) when put into reverse and no audio. After a little bit of driving the infotainment seemed to..."
"The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the sunroof exploded without impact. The contact stated that shattered glass fell inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was ..."

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.

ENGINE 85 complaints
Median: 36,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 40 NY: 29 CA: 28 GA: 23 NJ: 20 PA: 17 IL: 17 OH: 16 TX: 14 MI: 14

Volkswagen Tiguan — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20092478
20101576
20112356
201221415
20132264
20141263
20151061
20161456
20179511
20184348
20192639
20201878
20211533
2023773
2024631
2025411

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