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2023 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 104 complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 23.1% of them, the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 11.5%.
Complaints104
Crashes3
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 23.1% · 24
Electrical system 11.5% · 12
Forward collision avoidance 11.5% · 12
Unknown or other 11.5% · 12
Power train 7.7% · 8
Fuel/propulsion system 5.8% · 6
Back over prevention 4.8% · 5
Service brakes 3.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan in this data, 2023 draws comparatively few complaints; 2022 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising, 84 in the last three years against 20 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 35,085 miles.
In owners' own words
Extreme oil consumption would cause a catastrophic engine failure. Low oil warning light going off (3 times within 3000 miles) requiring the need to add oil. Oil on dipstick is down to the bottom. Had local Big O check it out - oil had been lost. Currently doing a 1000 mile oil consumption test through dealer. Started at around 48,000 miles. Currently have 52,000. Engine
Oil light continues to come on after about 1,000-1,500 miles after an oil change. This has happen several times now and I have to put oil in it to keep it from ruining the engine. I see hat there have been complaints about this already with these models with excessive oil consumption and even engine failure. This needs to be fixed. Engine
When I click the button to start the car and then quickly reverse, the system locks up. It's a safety hazard. It's happened to me 4 times. Twice on 7-14-23 and another two times within the last 3 weeks. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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