Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low oil w… |
| 2026-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The instrument cluster became blank suddenly and no longer displays any speed, mileage, temperature or any essential in… |
| 2026-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Within 2 minutes into my drive, accelerating from stopped to merging onto a road moving up to about 50mph, the instrume… |
| 2026-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil light continues to come on after about 1,000-1,500 miles after an oil change. This has happen several times now and… |
| 2025-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving long the interstate in South Carolina, all of a sudden there was a loud explosive sound and a crackling sound a… |
| 2025-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am submitting this report to express serious concerns regarding my 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, currently under a lease ag… |
| 2025-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I own a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan (EA888 2.0L). The Check Engine Light has repeatedly illuminated, and multiple scans show… |
| 2025-08-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I purchased this vehicle on August 9th 2025 and it has been in shop 4 times . It is in the shop as I am writing this em… |
| 2025-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The wireless phone charger in my 2023 VW Tiguan does not function as intended and consistently fails to charge any phon… |
| 2025-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact's granddaughter owns a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while her granddaughter was driving … |
| 2025-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am experiencing a high oil consumption rate on my 2023 VW Tiguan. VW claims that the rate of consumption is within th… |
| 2025-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The vehicle experiences intermittent (but daily) accelerator lag or failure to respond when the gas pedal is pressed fr… |
| 2025-05-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Extreme oil consumption would cause a catastrophic engine failure. Low oil warning light going off (3 times within 30… |
| 2025-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Currently in the 22-23 Tiguans they are experiencing an oil consumption issue. Where the engine is consuming oil at a f… |
| 2025-05-16 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | System: The rearview camera system on my 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan failed and has not worked reliably since shortly after … |
| 2025-03-25 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | • March 26, 2025 – Backup Camera & Sensor Failure: While reversing my Tiguan in a parking lot on a rainy day, both the … |
| 2025-01-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unint… |
| 2024-12-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Air conditioning system is faulty. Purchased a new Volkswagen Tiguan in 2023. The blower motor was faulty in 2024 and w… |
| 2024-11-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Severe oil consumption approximately every 2,000 miles the oil light comes on and I have to take it in. Had it serviced… |
| 2024-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Loud break noise Randomly not operative automatic emergency break |
| 2024-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | While driving south bound on i95 express lane, the vehicle in front of me stopped abruptly. I attempted to break but wa… |
| 2024-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving 35-40 MPH, the engine warning light il… |
| 2024-09-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | Was driving on highway at 74 mph when the vehicles loss of air warning light came on. Five seconds later, I heard a pop… |
| 2024-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The cable for the Hood latch release has become separated/detached from the release Mechanism. |
| 2024-08-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vw tiguan 2023 consume a lot of engine oil every 2000 and 3000 mile the oil engine light turn on and it shows that oil … |
| 2024-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle trunk automatically opens when parked and the doors will unlocked. |
| 2024-05-08 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Twice now I’ve been driving with no vehicles or anything in front or even behind me & the big red collision warning com… |
| 2024-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On [XXX], I took this vehicle to Galpin VW for service on the collision warning system which began to malfunction on a … |
| 2024-04-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | From a stop the vehicle has a dangerous delay. From the time the pedal is pressed until the vehicle moves it can be a s… |
| 2024-04-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Back up camera malfunction. Most of the time does not work. Gives message on screen |
| 2024-03-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the od… |
| 2024-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VW Dealership in West Lebanon NH is acknowledging that there is an issue with VW Tiguan engines burning oil at a higher… |
| 2024-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Rear view camera constantly faults, and fails to work, also accelerating issue, surges on take offs. Started in 2024, … |
| 2024-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I purchased this vehicle brand new in 2023. At 12,000 miles, the brakes started squeaking very clearly and loudly and t… |
| 2024-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The oil level light has come on 4 times. The car has under 20,000 miles on it. This puts my safety and others' safety a… |
| 2023-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My Tiguan has had a jerky transmission issues since I purchased it brand new. Dealer says operation is normal. I have … |
| 2023-10-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact b… |
| 2023-09-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving on the freeway, the overhead console fell down and hit my wife in the head, causing her to swerve. The co… |
| 2023-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Brand new VW Tiguan. The start stop system has failed since a month after I bought it. When I am stopped at a stopligh… |
| 2023-08-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | From a cold start, the vehicle seems to have an issue with fuel/acceleration. When pressing the gas through an intersec… |
| 2023-08-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The Automatic Emergency Braking, also called Front Assist, activates for no reason. No cars or elements in front of th… |
| 2023-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Jittery acceleration. Intermittent accelerator hesitation from a stop. The car hesitates or bogs down which can be unpr… |
| 2023-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a caution light that keeps coming on and the dealer can't tell me why |
| 2023-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Malfunction with power delivery/transmission: I often experience inconsistent acceleration/power while driving at low s… |
| 2023-07-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The gas pedal sporadically does not respond (though the car will still roll at idle speed). I learned of this issue fi… |
| 2023-07-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Happening within the first few weeks of purchase from new in November 2022. Delay and wildly inconsistent acceleration… |
| 2023-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When I click the button to start the car and then quickly reverse, the system locks up. It's a safety hazard. It's happ… |
| 2023-06-28 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT | No | 0 | While driving the unit will shutdown and reboot randomly, shutting down all functions. Dealer diagnostic showed no issu… |
| 2023-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Acceleration fails or hesitates on acceleration from zero mph. This has occurred every day since new (June 2023) and on… |
| 2023-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle stutters or hesitates when accelerating from a stop. This is even more prevalent when the car has first be… |