Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-22 | 13V569000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 62,155 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | We own a 2010 VW Tiguan and it has many problems, but the biggest one is that the Steering Wheel just randomly will tur… |
| 2024-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle sometimes displays red check engine light on dash with alarm sounding. Check engine light goes away after the … |
| 2024-07-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Reversing out drive way and coil rear suspension spring snaped |
| 2023-07-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle lost powe… |
| 2023-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Timing chain/extensioner broke My car suddenly started jerking or jumping when I was idling. I pulled into a parking l… |
| 2023-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Timing chain tensioner broke. Loss of power |
| 2023-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving down the road the steering wheel began to wobble and shake really bad and the power steering light came o… |
| 2022-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's mother owns a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle … |
| 2021-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fusebox that was included in the NHTSA recall #13V569000 for lighting defects was never resolved correctly on this… |
| 2021-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Terrible odor in the vehicle , when I checked on vehicle forums it seems like it’s happens in Volkswagen vehicles where… |
| 2021-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while reversing out of the driveway at approximately 3 mp… |
| 2021-05-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | the power steering light has gone on several times, and I then would turn off the car, which would make the light go of… |
| 2020-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWERSTEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WITHOUT USER INTERVENTION OCCASIONALLY (AT RED LIGHT). ISSUE… |
| 2019-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BACKGROUND: 2015 (70,733 MI), ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON & I BROUGHT IT TO VWHARTFORD. THEY FOUND FAULT FOR SYSTEM TO LEAN FO… |
| 2019-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 07/05/19, WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 3:30 PM WEST ON I-90 AT THE 68 MILE MARKER WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DI… |
| 2019-05-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A T… |
| 2019-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY THE CAR DIED THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING MORE THAN 25 MPH. ICOASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE… |
| 2019-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DROVE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE THEN 10 OF MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS … |
| 2019-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS MODEL HAS A PUSH TO ACTIVATE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT TOUCHING IT WHENEVER IT WANT… |
| 2019-04-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN… |
| 2018-12-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | EARLY MONDAY MORNING ON 12/17/18 WHILE DRIVING FROM ORLANDO,FL TO CLEARWATER,FL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY MY WIFE HAD TURNED … |
| 2018-11-24 | SEATS | No | 1 | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TURNED ON THE HEATED SEATING AND AFTER ABOUT 2 MIN I … |
| 2018-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TIGUAN ON A MINNEAPOLIS CITY STREET AT AROUND 25 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTING RUNNING R… |
| 2018-06-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE MERGING ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC - ON THE FREEWAY, TAKING A TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED MY CA… |
| 2018-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED OCTOBER 2017 AND IN JANUARY STARTED TO HEAR RATTLING SOUNDS. TOOK BACK TO SUBARU SERVICE WHERE PURCHASED AND… |
| 2018-05-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LEAKAGE OF FLUID AROUND TRANSFER CASE NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT . MILEAGE ONLY 43000 |
| 2018-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP INFORMED US TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MANIFOLD WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER REPLACI… |
| 2018-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS TRUCK FOR 13 MONTHS NOW I HAVE MORE THAN 20 PAYMENTS STILL TO MAKE ON THIS TRUCK EVERY TIME IT … |
| 2018-04-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL GET INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRAINS ARE CLEA… |
| 2018-03-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHTS NOT BEING ALIGNED. *LD *JS |
| 2018-03-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND CRASHED INTO T… |
| 2018-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 37,500 MILES THE WATER PUMP ON MY VEHICLE CRACKED AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF COOLANT REQUIRING TOW FOR REPLACEMENT OF F… |
| 2018-02-02 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE SEAT HEATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVERHEATED, BURNED THE DRIVER'S SKIN AND BURNED A HOLE IN A COAT. A BURNING SMELL WA… |
| 2018-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON |
| 2018-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ABOUT EVERY MONTH AND NEED REPLACING. ONE GOES OUT, IS REPLACED AND THEN THE OTHER. I'VE HAD THE CA… |
| 2017-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 77,000 MILES. A NEWER MODEL OF TIMING BELT TENSI… |
| 2017-12-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 7 2017 THE ENGINE STARTED MISS-FIRING, ON NEXT RESTART THE ENGINE DESTROYED ITSELF, CAUSED BY 'JUMPED TIMI… |
| 2017-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN, HAD TO COAST TO A STOP BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER FOUN… |
| 2017-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING… |
| 2017-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE WELL KNOWN, WELL DOCUMENTED, AND PRONE TO FAILURE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER |
| 2017-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING FROM PARKING LOT CHAIN SKIPPED BECAUSE OF CHAIN T… |
| 2017-07-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGON RUATUAN ----VEHICLE DOES HAVE RECALL BUT CONTACT STATED VOLKSWAGON STATED VIN NUMBER … |
| 2017-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2010 VW TIGUAN A YEAR AGO. AT 10K MILES AS REQUESTED I DID THE OIL CHANGE. A MONTH LATER OR SO OIL START… |
| 2017-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FROM MECHANIC AT VW ROSEVILLE. CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING SLACK IN TIMING CHAINS, WHICH CAUSED CHAIN… |
| 2017-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAD 90,000 MILES AND STARTED HAVING TICKING ENGINE NOISES. VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS… |
| 2017-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A RESTAURANT AND PARKED. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO A MEC… |
| 2017-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN SKIPPED OR BROKE WHICH CAUSED A FAILURE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE FIRST … |
| 2017-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR TIGUAN STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN OUR 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO START DRIVING. SHE N… |
| 2017-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 6/3/17. OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAR SEEMED TO " HESITATE" - WANTING TO TURN OFF - LAS… |
| 2017-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN FAILED CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING HOME. TIGUAN WOULD NOT … |