FaultScore

Jeep Gladiator vs Volkswagen Tiguan

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Jeep Gladiator Volkswagen Tiguan
Complaints on file 1,395 3,473
Model years covered 2020–2026 2009–2026
Worst model year 2020 2018
Best model year 2023 2026
Crashes reported 40 105
Fires reported 52 38
Injuries reported 32 72
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Steering Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 8.9% 6.2%

Jeep Gladiator by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 327 23.4%
Electrical System 287 20.6%
Engine & Cooling 133 9.5%
Suspension 105 7.5%
Brakes 48 3.4%

Volkswagen Tiguan by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks