Worst years for a Volkswagen Tiguan
Owners have filed 3,473 complaints about the Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan450 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2026 Volkswagen Tiguan49 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Volkswagen Tiguan year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 49 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | B | 85 | 1 | 0 | 6,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | B | 93 | 2 | 10 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | B | 89 | 3 | 0 | 56,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | D | 455 | 5 | 0 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | C | 184 | 6 | 0 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 210 | 8 | 0 | 17,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2019 | D | 290 | 11 | 2 | 2,721 | Electrical System |
| 2018 | D | 450 | 8 | 3 | 7,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 101 | 11 | 0 | 26,000 | Airbags |
| 2016 | C | 146 | 6 | 2 | 48,750 | Airbags |
| 2015 | B | 106 | 1 | 3 | 51,762 | Airbags |
| 2014 | B | 130 | 3 | 0 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 227 | 4 | 1 | 52,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 214 | 15 | 0 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 238 | 6 | 2 | 57,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | C | 159 | 7 | 5 | 66,539 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | C | 247 | 8 | 9 | 70,798 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Volkswagen Tiguan
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Tiguan
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volkswagen Tiguan, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volkswagen Tiguan problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Volkswagen Tiguan
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.