2025 Volkswagen Tiguan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 41 complaints
41
Total Complaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

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

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"To whom it may concern: I wish to report what a believe is a defect in the new Tiguan which is causing the engine to overheat. The check engine light came on the day after we purchased the vehicle. This was due to a part of the lower shutter in the front of the car breaking off, which prohibited the..."
"To whom it may concern: I wish to report what a believe is a defect in the new Tiguan which is causing the engine to overheat. The check engine light came on the day after we purchased the vehicle. This was due to a part of the lower shutter in the front of the car breaking off, which prohibited the..."
"I purchased Tiguan SE on July 2, 2025 and 6 days later with about 200 miles on vehicle, check engine light appeared with message ‘fuel system error.’ I was very disappointed that such a new vehicle reported an error on a critical system. Dealership had trouble identifying source of light and a..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 6 IL: 5 NH: 4 FL: 4 TX: 4 MD: 3 CA: 3 NJ: 3 DE: 3 NM: 2

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
20223755
2023773
2024631

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