Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-06 | 22V226000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY | 6,553 | — | Details |
| 2020-09-23 | 20V579000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 6 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When the weather is warm or hot the car will drive less than a mile then cuts off but still drives. No air conditioning… |
| 2026-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | upper center console has completely come down, |
| 2026-03-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | While driving the car looses all dashboard lights, brake lights, blinkers. The motor stays running and it has a check … |
| 2026-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOS button is not working. Console fell out of roof of car earlier this summer (a national recall) and now the SOS err… |
| 2026-01-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the engine warning light was illuminated due to an e… |
| 2026-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car beeped and displayed warning stating that Ignition will turn off and Check Starter System on four separate occasion… |
| 2026-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While Driving Breaks got hard to push and car system made “beep” alert with words “Break booster fault” displayed on in… |
| 2025-11-18 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | I am experiencing the Driver Door Control Switch / EBS error. When this occurs my emergency break activates when I am d… |
| 2025-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car has been consuming excessive oil in a short amount of time, Volkswagen claims it’s in “normal” specs but car consum… |
| 2025-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Overhead console fell out of ceiling. Hanging by wires. This poses a danger especially when it falls during driving. … |
| 2025-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The crankcase breather valve (PCV system) on my 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan failed, which caused catastrophic engine damage.… |
| 2025-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The overhead console on the VW Tiguan fell out of the ceiling. This is actually the second time this has happened (was … |
| 2025-06-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The overhead console came loose while parked during a heat wave and over the course of a day, it ended up hanging by th… |
| 2025-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that after adding a quart of oil, the contact became awar… |
| 2025-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the interior overhead console had become detached fr… |
| 2025-05-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | It appears that my Volkswagen Tiguan is experiencing an issue where the fuel nozzle shuts off prematurely during refuel… |
| 2025-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The overhead console is falling off due to weak plastic brackets in the housing. This overhead console failed over tim… |
| 2025-04-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Aftermarket headlights were purchased online. Manufactured by AKD Aokeding in China. The headlights were installed by … |
| 2025-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After sitting in the hot sun for an hour or so, turned it on, and got a "check starter" warning, and all the dash inst… |
| 2025-03-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car-Net module that connects with emergency services keeps failing. This part has failed 2x on my vehicle and it is not… |
| 2025-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The vehicle has had repeated failures of the oil filter adapter to block gasket. This gasket has been replaced three t… |
| 2024-12-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Exceeding manufacturer recommended oil consumption. Car emits white smok out of the exhaust upon start up. The vehicle … |
| 2024-11-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Passenger door (front) will not open with fob or door lock/unlock button. You can not open the door from the outside. D… |
| 2024-10-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Center overhead console had a catastrophic failure of the brackets holding it in place on the ceiling of the car. This… |
| 2024-09-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | In my VW Tiguan, the sunglasses component that has the lights, the sunroof buttons, and hands-free microphone, dropped … |
| 2024-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The GPS in this vehicle constantly gives wrong information and directions. It has consistently shown wrong directions a… |
| 2024-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have been experiencing a noticeable delay in throttle response when accelerating, particularly when attempting to slo… |
| 2024-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The center overhead console fell down (controls dome lights, sunroof, & other convenience features). Thankfully, no on… |
| 2024-08-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I came out of the Walmart and got into my car and the Overhead Console was Detached hanging by electrical cords in fron… |
| 2024-08-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The overhead console fell down and was hanging by the cables connected to it which control the sunroof motor, SOS syste… |
| 2024-08-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The overhead console hangs down with wires blocking my rearview mirror and creating a blind spot on the right mirror. V… |
| 2024-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOS malfunction light came on after downloading & syncing the car with the MyVW app. I took the car to the dealer & the… |
| 2024-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Control panel on the ceiling of the car (holds the sos button, controls for sun roof) fell off and was hanging on by wi… |
| 2024-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The interior overhead panel fell down when the car was parked in the garage. There have already been a lot of owners c… |
| 2024-07-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 1 | I am writing to report a serious safety concern regarding my Volkswagen Tiguan 2020. The dome light in my vehicle has c… |
| 2024-06-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | My 2020 Tiguan was purchased used about 10 months ago. We moved from RI to CA and the overhead console has completely f… |
| 2024-06-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | There is an overhead controls console for the interior light, emergency phone and sunroof. This console is above the in… |
| 2024-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOS button is erroring out. It won't reset back to green is staying red and showing Error: Emergency call function. Thi… |
| 2024-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tiguan overhead sunroof/bluetooth control console detached and fell down on its own and was hanging by wires. No one wa… |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I currently reside in Texas where it get HOT during the summer months. I recently got this car back in May. Recently wh… |
| 2024-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When the car is parked under the Sun on hot days. The car will lose the power and we get message on Dashboard "Check St… |
| 2024-05-29 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that th… |
| 2024-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We purchased car two weeks ago. Twice the engine has shut off while driving down a hill. The warnings say "Check the st… |
| 2024-05-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VW needs to handle this situation or I will be hiring a lawyer for a class action lawsuit. There are tons of people who… |
| 2024-05-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Overhead console which controls lights, sunroof, garage opener, just FELL DOWN. You can see where the glue and the plas… |
| 2024-05-18 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The headliner control panel just falls which distracts the driver as well as all forward safety components fail to resp… |
| 2024-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As you own the car for three years, my overhead panel on the roof of the car has attached itself from the car and is ha… |
| 2024-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car exhaust is under car and does not come outside of under the car. We were in an accident and were told that because … |
| 2024-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving vehicle spontaneously shuts off with the following warnings "ignition system off. Pull over safely", "Che… |
| 2024-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We bought the vehicle one year ago from Carvana. There are air vents under the front two seats which blows cold air und… |