Worst years for a Volkswagen Touareg
Owners have filed 945 complaints about the Volkswagen Touareg with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2017. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Avoid
2004 Volkswagen Touareg373 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2009 Volkswagen Touareg25 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Volkswagen Touareg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | B | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 67 | 0 | 0 | 21,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 43,115 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 35 | 1 | 3 | 11,523 | Steering |
| 2013 | B | 42 | 1 | 0 | 27,989 | Steering |
| 2012 | B | 37 | 1 | 0 | 45,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2011 | B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 39,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2010 | B | 37 | 1 | 2 | 62,400 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 81,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | D | 73 | 1 | 10 | 91,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2007 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59,460 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | B | 52 | 0 | 1 | 70,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | C | 106 | 0 | 0 | 56,675 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | F | 373 | 16 | 14 | 35,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Volkswagen Touareg
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2005
Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Touareg
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volkswagen Touareg, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volkswagen Touareg 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 Touareg
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.