Volkswagen Touareg by model year

946 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volkswagen Touareg across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Volkswagen Touareg

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2004	373
2005	106
2006	52
2007	9
2008	73
2009	25
2010	37
2011	20
2012	37
2013	42
2014	35
2015	35
2016	68
2017	34

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2017	34	Engine (56%)	1	19
2016	68	Engine (32%)	2	19 to 24
2015	35	Engine (43%)	2	19 to 23
2014	35	Steering (23%)	2	19 to 23
2013	42	Fuel system (19%)	2	19 to 23
2012	37	Fuel system (22%)	2	19 to 22
2011	20		2	19 to 22
2010	37	Fuel system (49%)	1	16 to 20
2009	25	Fuel system (44%)	2	15 to 20
2008	73	Fuel system (34%)	4	14 to 17
2007	9		3	14 to 17
2006	52	Fuel system (25%)	1	14 to 17
2005	106	Fuel system (22%)	2	14 to 16
2004	373	Electrical system (14%)	4	14 to 18