Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan has 12 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
12
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | STEERING | I’ll be driving for 2-10 minutes and power steering cuts out. Wheel will jerk a little and alarm wil... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | STEERING | During cold winter months in below freezing temperatures, a red warning light will turn on when the ... |
| Jan 21, 2025 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | My car has never been in an accident. One day while turning into my driveway, I heard a large click... |
| Dec 2, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electronic Power Steering fails and there is a loss of control with turning the wheel (left/right). ... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My check engine light keeps turning on and off. I took it to the dealership and they gave me a list ... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact's friend owns a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at various... |
| Dec 15, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | The clock spring in my vehicle broke back in December of 2021. This was diagnosed by a Volkswagen d... |
| Oct 21, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | Volkswagen dealer diagnosed my car with a failed clockspring in October of 2021, which results in a ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT.... |
| Jun 25, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | CLICKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. ERROR AIRBAG MESSAGE LATER APPEARED ALONG WITH AIR... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | STEERING | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE STEERING FA... |
| Jan 21, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE IN THE MIDDLE A A 5 WAY BOSTON INTERSECTION MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I WAS... |