57 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Electrical System · verdict CAUTION 52/100
“235/55R 18 100H I was driving going north on [XXX], after I passed [XXX] I heard blowout sound, then immediately I stopped at side of the street, change to spare tire, and found out the inside of the tire was blown out (ripped), I didn’t hit any thing in the road. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan owner
“The vehicle's engine oil warning light repeatedly illuminates between scheduled maintenance intervals due to excessive oil consumption. The vehicle is burning engine oil at an accelerated rate, requiring frequent manual top-offs to remain safe to drive. This represents an active, known defect in the Volkswagen EA888 engine components (piston rings/valve guides). Dealership service departments are actively refusing to”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan owner
“*after a oil change only runs 2,000 miles a month and check engine light on for low oil. when car turns in morning turns on fine after i work for 8hrs turn back on and white smoke comes from the exhaust. window sometimes wont work. *car has been taken to dealership but they did not find anything.we first thought oil was not been done and took it again and they did oil change again same problem keeps happening . tomo”NHTSA complaint, 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2025 | Back Over Prevention:Software | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tiguan, 2023 Arteon, and 2024-2025 Audi Q3 vehicles. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearv |
| 20/05/2026 | Back Over Prevention:Software | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024 Tiguan vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V082. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearvi |
On the federal record it scores 52/100: 57 owner complaints (28.5 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Electrical System, with 18 of 62 categorised reports.
The 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan scored 52/100 on the federal record.