Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan has 0 recalls, 17 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
0
Recalls
17
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated July 5, 2026
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2026 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN SUV N/A AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My spare key fab caught on fire in my house while I was at work. The fire had the opportunity to spr... |
| Jun 13, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | When driving, the vehicle self shifted into neutral and was unresponsive. All of the dash warning li... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was driving in 4 lane town traffic going under 10 MPH and the hazard lights came on by themselves,... |
| May 25, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Unknown road hazard was hit by first car and then hit mine which the hazard rolled underneath and ga... |
| May 22, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Out 2026 Tiguan Se line the first day when we drove the veh home it had a bad vibration and brake pr... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Red light flashing above SOS button constantly. Apparently means malfunction in emergency call syste... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle purchase on 3/18/2026 with 17 miles. At 30 miles the SOS button started flashing red, then g... |
| Mar 14, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | My 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan has repeatedly experienced a complete loss of motive power while driving i... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | ENGINE | On March 12 warning message came on saying emergency drive system not available and then numerous wa... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Started having issues immediately after purchase with turbo issues. Which force the car into am RPM ... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | ENGINE | 2026 Tiguan SEL Turbo R-Line goes into limp mode. Volkswagen originally diagnosed this as a softwar... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Loss of acceleration. Errors. Turbo failure before 3,000k miles. Received five errors alerts at once... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | ENGINE | Turbocharger failed. This new car was one week old and had approximately one hundred miles on it. ... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Our vehicle became unable to shift out of neutral after a traction event (wheel slip & loss of tract... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving, car dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree with error messages, shakes, and goes i... |
| Nov 29, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | “Brand-new 2026 VW Tiguan experienced sudden violent shaking, loss of power, and multiple warning li... |
| Nov 13, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Purchased my Tiguan 2026 11/12/25 at night. Brought the vehicle home and next morning, I went to dri... |