Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan has 36 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.
36
Complaints
1
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan and 2019 Volkswagen Jetta vehicles that do n...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | My 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan experienced a failure of the airbag control module caused by water intrusi... |
| Dec 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | One time the car Just Lost power on the freeway and the e-card engine light came on and the cat ... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On September 19th 2025, while driving on the highway at normal speed, the instrument cluster fuel ga... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Door lock system Child trapped inside due to vehicle locking itself with keys in car after putting ... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle sending transmission alarms and also exit vehicle in P mode only alarm. First had issue arou... |
| Aug 22, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | EPC electronic power control light is on and indicates speed of 40 mph, transmission light on, car a... |
| Jun 26, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EPC electronic power control light is on and indicates speed of 40 mph |
| Mar 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | fuel injector wire hardness failed , very costly to fix |
| Nov 12, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | Solo prendieron la luz |
| Aug 14, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The front passenger door locking system does not function properly. The door intermittently is unabl... |
| Jul 31, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving down the highway, my car completely shut off and shut down while going 45mph. Due to e... |
| Apr 25, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Engine keeps failing and dings while driving non-stop. Causes the vehicle to think there is another ... |
| Mar 25, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Micro switch in driver door module I believe is the cause. I cannot open the door even when hitting ... |
| Mar 12, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | At 48k miles, fuel efficiency began to significantly drop. At next start up, engine would not turn o... |
| Oct 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Epc light came on and engine started to stall |
| Mar 5, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, AN ERROR APPEARS SAYING THE ENGINE HAD EXCEEDED 4000RPM, WHE... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I BOUGHT A CAR FROM VW SOUTH ORLANDO 7 MONTH AGO AND SINCE THAN I HAD A LOT OF ISSUE WITH THE CAR EN... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | LEAKING SUNROOF DRAIN CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO MULFUNCTION AND REPORT MULTIPLE CAR ISSUES, LIKE: FA... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ON NORMAL DRIVING COLLISION LIGHT COME ON AND BRAKES LOCK FOR FEW SECONDS |