2021 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN

5 safety recall campaigns, 178 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints178
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 5 of 5

22V5140002022-07-20

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V2260002022-04-06

STRUCTURE:BODY

An insufficiently attached spoiler may separate from the vehicle, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

22V1760002022-03-23

SUSPENSION

A broken rear suspension knuckle can cause a loss of stability, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V0380002021-02-01

SEATS

The seat can move front and back without restriction if bolts are missing, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

20V7160002020-11-18

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A black or frozen rear view image reduces the driver's visibility when reversing, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 43ENGINE
  • 28UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 22ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 11POWER TRAIN
  • 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 8VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 7STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 6FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUANs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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