Volkswagen Tiguan Problems and Repair Histories
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Volkswagen Tiguan Reliability through December 31, 2012
General NotesModels and statistics marked with an asterisk (*) have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.
New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems. MethodologyOnly successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.
| Year | Make/Model | Trips/Year/100 Cars | Compared to all models for the same year | |
| 2012 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 31 Tiguans, 8.4 months of data per Tiguan, average 7400 miles28 |
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| 2011 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 36 Tiguans, 10.4 months of data per Tiguan, average 16100 miles26 |
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| 2010 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 36 Tiguans, 9.9 months of data per Tiguan, average 28900 miles 44 |
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| 2009 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 40 Tiguans, 9.8 months of data per Tiguan, average 39400 miles 49 |
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2013 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2012 | 1000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2013 | 1000 | 0 | Rear drivers side door was hard to close. Striker was misaligned. |
| Mar | 2013 | 2000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2012 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2013 | 1000 | 0 | AC pipe was routed too close to belt from factory. Cut into pipe and entire pipe had to be replaced. Along with new coolant. VW had car for 3 days because of part on order. Gave me good serv and loaner. |
| Mar | 2013 | 5000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2012 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2012 | 1000 | 0 | Whistling sound from waterpump area when car warmed up. Fuel pump and associated valves replaced but sound returned. Bled cooling system, but whistling sound returned on way home. |
| Apr | 2012 | 2000 | 0 | Replaced waterpump and bled cooling system again. Appears to be resolved. |
| Mar | 2013 | 8000 | 0 | Panoramic sunroof rattle. Diagnosed as incorrectly torqued bolt from factory. All bolts replaced and torqued to spec. |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Aug | 2011 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2012 | 9000 | 0 | Small amount of H2O on inside rear window after wash. Dealer shop could not find problem. Gasket ordered |
| May | 2012 | 10000 | 0 | A second trip to take the vehicle in to have the gasket installed on the back gate |
| Dec | 2012 | 16000 | 0 | No heat from the passenger side seat heater. Back produces heat - the seat does not. Just over an hour to diagnose. Needs new heating coil. Part on order. |
| Jan | 2013 | 18000 | 0 | Installed new heater in passenger side seat. Had waited for couple weeks to get Car upshifted too early causing it to feel like the engine was lugging. They reprogrammed the transmission. Runs much better now but milage has suffered |
| Mar | 2013 | 19000 | 0 | Have had creaking and clunking in the front end "somewhere" for a couple months. I thought it could be ball joints or some such. They found nothing and it still makes the noise. Remind me not to purchase another VW!! |
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2011 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2012 | 4700 | 0 | Rear seat area produce rattles and squeaks. |
| Dec | 2012 | 11000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Washington, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2012 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2012 | 1000 | 0 | Plastic trim piece on overhead light assembly slightly out of alignment |
| Mar | 2013 | 14000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Colorado, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2011 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2011 | 1000 | 0 | The seal was defective on front window. Replaced at no cost. |
| Mar | 2012 | 5000 | 0 | Firmware update to fix no-heat issue |
| Mar | 2013 | 15000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2011 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2011 | 620 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2011 | 1020 | 0 | Change the passager light harness. 4 hours of work under warranty. Light was not working at delivery. Tailgate body work and rear bumper, car was damaged prior to delivery. |
| Dec | 2012 | 8060 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2011 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2011 | 3000 | 0 | Bad throttle position sensor triggered EPC and Check Engine light. TPS sensor replaced after parts ordered (2 days for parts but a loaner was given). |
| Sep | 2012 | 22000 | 0 | Accelerator pedal (that hold the throttle position sensor) had a wire harness come loose and cause a fault code and intermittent limp mode. It was most likely a dealer error when they replaced the pedal at 3,000 miles. |
| Nov | 2012 | 23000 | 0 | Water pump replaced as well as the upper rad hose (suspect damaged by mechanic). The water pump developed a slow leak (only about 3 oz of coolant over a month) but obviously a replacement was needed under warranty. |
| Mar | 2013 | 30000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2011 | 1240 | First odometer entry | |
| Oct | 2011 | 1240 | 0 | Headlight stays on even ignition is off and the key is pulled. Dealer replaced the light module covered by warranty. Took a total of three days until parts arrived. No service loaner! Car was about 2200km and less than two months old. |
| Mar | 2012 | 5580 | 0 | Keyless entry remote isn't working. Typical VW problem! Remote being reprogrammed. On and off high pitch noise and dealer said it is not the common water pump problem. Nothing is fixed and continue monitoring it. |
| Jun | 2012 | 7440 | 0 | On and off high pitch noise and dealer said it is not the common water pump problem. Nothing is fixed and continue monitoring it. |
| May | 2013 | 16120 | 0 | Condensation inside both fog lights. Dealer just cleaned them with compressed air. Still able to see most dried water marks. I guess the condensation problem will return. Not impress with this kind of problem on a 20 months old car. |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Minnesota, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2011 | 2000 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2011 | 3000 | 0 | Noise from water pump prompted visit. Dealership replaced water pump with no problem. This is second water pump replaced since car was purchased 1/15/11. First water pump replaced 2/26/11. Second water pump replaced 3/25/11. Help! |
| Mar | 2013 | 28000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2010 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2011 | 12400 | 0 | Rattle in dashboard fixed by dealer adjusting the harness for the radio/CD player. Completed under warranty quickly and courteously by VW Waterloo. |
| Mar | 2013 | 26660 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2010 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2010 | 620 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2010 | 620 | 0 | Information display on amplifier intermittently goes blank. Part on order. |
| Jun | 2010 | 1240 | 0 | Amplifier and Display replaced. |
| Sep | 2011 | 14880 | 0 | Left hand passenger door handle came apart. Dealer repaired. |
| Nov | 2011 | 16120 | 0 | Lights on Radio not working. Radio replaced. |
| Apr | 2012 | 21080 | 0 | Brake squeal. Replaced front rotors and pads. Warranty item. |
| Mar | 2013 | 29760 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Connecticut, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Dec | 2009 | 1000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2010 | 1700 | 0 | Problem with navigation unit. Second time had to bring to dealer. Unit will have to be replaced. |
| Feb | 2010 | 2300 | 0 | Navigation system would only work with DVD in the drive. It should download the DVD and be able to run without it. After dealer fixed problem with navigation, new problem with touchscreen appeared. Entire navigation needs to be replaced. |
| Jun | 2010 | 5000 | 0 | Leak in washer fluid reservoir |
| Feb | 2012 | 18500 | 0 | Grinding noise on right side of car, only audible at 50 mph+. Something was loose in rear right tire. Part replaced and all is fine. |
| Mar | 2013 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Virginia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2010 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Mar | 2010 | 0 | Passenger side, front brakes made a slight thunking noise when stopping at low speeds. This problem started around the 60 to 70 mile mark. Took to dealer to examine. They determined it was caused by build up on rotor. Fixed problem, has not returned. | |
| Aug | 2010 | 4000 | 0 | Sunglass holder above windshield popped open in heat. Was replace by dealer and problem has not occurred since. |
| Mar | 2011 | 8000 | 0 | iPod only played through passenger side speakers when connected to MDI adapter. MDI adapter replaced. |
| Feb | 2013 | 31500 | 0 | Front brake pads and rotors replaced due to loud squeal. |
| Mar | 2013 | 32000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Apr | 2010 | 6040 | 0 | Poor grounding in main electrical system caused sporadic outages of left headlight (while driving), intermittent brake warning lights and low brake fluid warnings, improperly functioning electronic parking brake, failure to "recognize" transmission |
| Mar | 2013 | 63240 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2010 | 4000 | 0 | They replaced the battery to try and solve my key remote locking malfunction but problem returned after a week. They kept the car an additional 14 days to order, repair, and test the 'Comfort Control Module.' |
| Feb | 2013 | 41000 | 0 | The coolant was leaking (empty) due to a water pump that went bad. The dealer replaced the water pump under the drivetrain warranty. |
| Mar | 2013 | 42000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Georgia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2009 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2009 | 5000 | 0 | air conditioning vent shade hinge broke |
| Dec | 2009 | 12000 | 0 | power steering warning light came on. Dealer looked at codes and saw no errors. Reset the computer and the problem was gone. It has not recurred. |
| Jul | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Maryland, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2009 | 11000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2009 | 20000 | 0 | Intermittent wipers not working. Faulty tire pressure light. |
| Sep | 2012 | 70000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2009 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2009 | 9920 | 0 | |
| Mar | 2010 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Tiguan in New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2009 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2009 | 10700 | 0 | tow hitch installed by dealer when new; lights failed to function on trip in september; brought to dealer @ regular service interval; need to bring car back to dealer to diagnose and repair |
| Dec | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Oct | 2009 | 1860 | First odometer entry | |
| Nov | 2009 | 2480 | 0 | no heating |
| Jul | 2011 | 17540 | 0 | corrosion in the terminal block connecting the throttle to the computer. |
| Mar | 2013 | 34100 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2008.5 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Great Britain | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2009 | 8000 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2010 | 20300 | 0 | Centre wheel trim inserts replaced due to corrosion |
| Apr | 2011 | 26000 | 0 | DPF warning light came on followed by exhaust warning light then engine warning light as it went into limp home mode. Faulty DPF sensor |
| Jun | 2011 | 29000 | 53 | No power available above 2500 revs. No warning lights on. Garage discovered stones trapped behind accelerator pedal. |
| Mar | 2012 | 34000 | 490 | Parking brake failure light illuminated. Auto hold not working. Diagnosed as faulty hill hold assist switch caused by faulty ABS unit. |
| Aug | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2008.5 Volkswagen Tiguan 4dr SUV
turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Great Britain | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2009 | 10000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2010 | 28000 | 0 | Aircon compressor replaced. |
| Jun | 2012 | 95000 | 0 | Intermittent lost of power steering at parking speeds when turning to the right. Full car software update installed. All ok so far. |
| Volkswagen Tiguan in Great Britain | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2009 | 8000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2010 | 26000 | 0 | Differential pressure switch faulty. Switch replaced. |
| Oct | 2011 | 48700 | 50 | Engine management light illuminated then glow plug light started flashing, warning message displayed to seek dealer help. Fault traced to faulty differential pressure switch for diesel particulate filter. Switch changed all OK |
| Apr | 2012 | 58000 | 0 | X relief relay fault, replaced. |
| May | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
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