2015 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 106 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come electrical system (22%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 60 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 60 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My car accidentally rear-ended another car, and none of the airbags deployed. My make, model, and year car is subject to a recall for airbags not deploying; however, my VIN is not included in the recall. During the collision, my body hit the steering wheel and/or seat belt (which locked) and I fractured my sternum in the accident. I was driving 20-25 MPH in a straight line on a city street just before the collision. I'm not sure what speed the car was going at impact, as I had engaged the brakes.
The passenger seat burnt my butt from the seat heater it took my skin off my buttocks and vehicle was in motion for about 20 minutes on highway.
Backup camera screen too dark. Cannot see what is behind you. All software adjustments tried to improve video I.e. Increase brightness does not help. Checked another 2015 tiguan at dealer and it had same problem. Worried that poor performance of backup camera system will not detect objects behind vehicle when backing up. Reported problem to dealer and was told nothing could be done.
1 month old and battery discharged, took to dealer no issue found , 2 years later same issue battery discharged purchased new battery worked for 2 days then would not start again. Alternator not charging the battery, took to dealership they said no issue with alternator or battery. When I went to start this it showed all the lights all the symbols and then completely blank.
I was turning and a crack sound came from the steering wheel, turning the car caused the clock spring to break. Airbag light came on, horn doesn't work, no controls on steering wheel work. Known issue but they stopped recalls at 2014 models but should still havr recalls for later years, same issue.