2019 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 299 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come engine (15%) and forward collision avoidance (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 299 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 101 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 | 82 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 101 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 3,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 3,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan with enough data (223 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2019 volkswagen tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, when a vehicle in front suddenly stopped causing the contact to rear end their vehicle. The vehicle's forward collision prevention system had failed to alert the contact that there was a vehicle in front. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was deemed totaled. The contact did receive abdominal, chest, and back injuries. Medical attention was needed. A police report filed.
While driving and starting to go into the turn lane on the right, to make a right turn, the car would not slow down, while pressing the brake the car would not slow, I could not turn at the speed and was unable to get back into the flow of traffic either , so was left driving into a guard wire holding up a pole.
The vehicles brake line that went into the ABS system was not tight enough and brake fluid leaked out resulting in the failure of the braking system. The loss of the braking system could be felt while driving, and eventually resulted in the vehicle not stopping. Fortunately, no one was injured. The vehicle was new and had 185miles on it when the brakes failed.
I was driving on the highway and my panoramic sunroof exploded causing glass to fall in on myself and my 5 year old daughter.