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2018 Volkswagen Tiguan lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 18 complaints for the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
18 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
1,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 1,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 1,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 1,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Very dim-invisible head light-lightening during heavy rains or dark street rides. Felt scary while driving. Almost thought that there were no head lights on the car. From that point I was really noticing and this is the rating I give for the lighting the road at night during motion -> 2/10 stationary ->6/10 city street ->6/10 please look into this and for sure you'll find this "defect" in the brightness of headlights.

Reported at 2,102 miles, November 2017

Headlight sensitivity when in auto mode is super sensitive. Headlights automatically turn on and off depending on orientation to sun and whether briefly in shade such as driving under a bridge or under trees for even a few seconds. All exterior lights become activated and de-activated by the auto system causing other drivers to misinterpret what the car is doing (I.e. Braking) which may lead to an accident. No method of adjusting auto on sensitivity or delay is provided in this particular car.

Reported at 600 miles, November 2018

Other problems reported for the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan

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