2014 Volkswagen Touareg problems
Owners have filed 35 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Volkswagen Touareg. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. After that come engine (20%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 miles 26 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 26 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 12,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Volkswagen Touareg with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a burning odor was present inside the cabin of the vehicle and smoke was seen coming from the front console. After stopping the vehicle to inspect the cause it was discovered that the front passenger side seat heater had malfunctioned burning a hole into the seat and the passenger's pants. During the incident, the passenger sustained a burn to the left thigh area. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen touareg. The contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle at approximately 60 MPH. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was injured and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000.
Vibration in drive train. Local dealer put in a new drive train, this did not work, then they put in a new torque converter, this did not work. All under warranty (23,000 miles on a 20124 VW touareg) now I am going directly to vwof america to file a case. VW says this is normal in all new touaregs. This is not true. It did not vibrate when we first bought it and if you test drive a new one on the lot, it does not vibrate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen touareg. While driving at various speeds, the tire pressure decreased and the tire pressure indicator illuminated constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Due to the read out, additional air was constantly added to the tires. All the tires were affected by the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.