2019 Volkswagen Tiguan

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2019-03-27 19V241000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 8 Details
2018-11-26 18V824000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 73,549 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Car turns off while driving and says to check starter system when sitting in the sun, mechanics can not find anything w…
2026-03-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The starter system failed & yes it is available for inspection. Others & my safety was put at risk, as the car shut off…
2026-03-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When it is hot out, while i am driving the car will say "pull over, shutting down" and then it says "please check the s…
2026-03-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 In warm weather, the car will start but immediately shut off with warning check starter system. All electrical will go …
2026-03-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Relates to the Volkswagen Recall: 28H7-Ignition Switch that for some reason is only applied to Jetta's but needs to be …
2026-01-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Well driving on highway, front portion of sunroof shattered. Very loud, exploding sound.
2025-10-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Parking brake would not disengage and the shop told me it was because water was in the floor pan behind the passenger s…
2025-09-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan suddenly shut off on the highway with my children in the car. The vehicle lost all power, inc…
2025-08-24 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 68 MPH, there was a boom…
2025-08-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I am writing to bring to your attention a pressing safety concern regarding my 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan, with VIN [XXX] .…
2025-07-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When it’s hot outside I get a warning about the starting system then all the electronics shut off including all dash, r…
2025-07-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 When trying to accelerate from a full stop the car is not accelerating when pressing the gas pedal. It happened at a st…
2025-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 Experienced water leaks due to improperly routed sun roof drains. Experienced air bag electrical malfunctions, locking …
2025-06-29 ENGINE No 0 My car has delayed acceleration issues of between 3 - 6 seconds. The last one that was 6 seconds ore more was on June …
2025-06-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 When the car is at a complete stop such as at a light or pulling onto a street, when you press the gas there will be a …
2025-06-19 ENGINE No 0 Water pump leak/failure
2025-06-18 ENGINE No 0 High oil consumption
2025-06-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 On three (3) separate occasions, my 2019 VW Tiguan has produced an error stating "Check Starter System" on the console …
2025-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My vehicle will have a slow start when I start the car and also a delay when it is at a stoplight. I took it in for se…
2025-05-23 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Was driving on the freeway in my 2019 VW Tiguan when I experienced a sudden unexpected loss of power. Warning lights ca…
2025-05-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Volkswagen Recall: 28H7-Ignition Switch. In vehicles equipped with a conventional ignition switch, the polyfuse can…
2025-04-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Driving my vehicle on two occasions the brakes just automatically engaged, an error warning with an exclamation mark fl…
2025-04-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission in emergency mode. Exit the vehicle only when in P park
2025-03-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I dont know what fail in the car.brakes system sensors i really dont know.but i was leaving the dentals office about to…
2025-03-01 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that after a heavy rainstorm, approximately 4-inches of w…
2025-02-21 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Hit a small patch of black ice, not sure what happened but it caused the turbo to fully quite working creating a loss o…
2024-12-22 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The windshield fluid washer disappeared aka consumed mystery without the operator usage. I had to fill in a gallon of …
2024-12-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 At 79,200 mi. metallic grinding noise was coming from rear wheel. Disassembly of rear brake pads on driver side reveale…
2024-12-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 The electronic parking brake would not disengage. After trying all the tips found online I finally got it to disengage …
2024-11-01 TIRES No 0 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the …
2024-10-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving in extremely hot weat…
2024-09-15 LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION No 0 Blind spot detection not working. Repaired May 2023. Occurred again September 2024. No warning that it's been deactiv…
2024-09-06 ENGINE No 0 The car is burning a large amount of oil. I have taken it to the dealer for an oil consumption test 3 times. Every time…
2024-09-04 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS No 0 VW CUSTOMER # 06426725. REAR HATCHBACK OPENED TWO (2) TIMES ALL BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE HAT…
2024-08-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Starter system of the car, due to excess heat on days when the car is parked outside, it gives warning of starter syste…
2024-08-04 ENGINE No 0 Me and my family were driving to Los Angeles on a freeway. All of a sudden the car showed a warning saying something li…
2024-08-02 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2024-08-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 On [XXX] my sunroof spontaneously shattered while my husband and I were driving down a country road in New Hampshire. T…
2024-07-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I was driving on a hot day and all of the instrument panel, air conditioning, all controllers, like signaling, windshie…
2024-07-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 A month ago I started my vehicle and 1/2 a mile into driving, all my electronics turned off with no warning(radio, inst…
2024-07-22 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING No 0 Around 8 times now if my vehicle senses something in the front it will abruptly brake very hard. There doesn’t have to …
2024-07-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My car dash and all electrical components are shutting off WHILE I’m driving! All needles go to 0, radio shuts off, AC…
2024-06-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Moldy smell in car. Wet seatbelt back passenger and carpet on floor. When seatbelt pulled out, wet and moldy smelling. …
2024-06-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 It’s happened twice in extreme heat; the first time I was driving not even 3 minutes after starting the car. All of a s…
2024-06-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 While driving the car a message appears " check starter system" and the car stops. This happened after about a quarter …
2024-06-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VW has only issued an ignition failure recall for 2019 - 2021 Jetta's. I just purchased a 2019 VW Tiguan and because th…
2024-05-22 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING No 0 The automatic emergency braking(AEB) on the vehicle is too sensitive or goes off for no reason. On multiple occasions I…
2024-05-13 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS No 0 I was driving down a completely clear road, not a single car or turn in sight. When suddenly my cars front collision wa…
2024-04-03 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING No 0 Since 03/2023, I have experienced several false applications of the automatic emergency braking system. One particular …
2024-02-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The system says ignition switched off. Please check the starter system. Then, all electrical system is turned off. It s…