Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan has 27 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
27
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
18V159000
ENGINE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles. The engine support bolts on these veh...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | ENGINE | While driving 70mph on the interstate in the middle lane with an 18-Wheeler next to me in the right ... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | ENGINE | I own a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan with approximately 70,000 miles. The vehicle requires a full cylinder... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, th... |
| Aug 12, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop a... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine failure at 72,614 miles. Volkswagen refusing to assist. |
| Jul 29, 2022 | ENGINE | I took the vehicle in to the local dealership for an oil change and after the oil change was complet... |
| Aug 31, 2020 | ENGINE | I GOT A NEW JOB WITH A SIGNIFICANT RAISE AND WAS SO HAPPY I REWARDED MYSELF WITH A BRAND NEW 2018 VW... |
| May 15, 2020 | ENGINE | BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2018 VW TIGUAN (SEL PREMIUM R-LINE). BESIDES SOME SEEMINGLY INCONSISTENT HESITATI... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70MPH), AN ERROR APPEARED SAYING THE ENGINE HAD EXCE... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | ENGINE | THE CAR HESITATES ONE TO TWO SECONDS FROM A STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED QUICKLY HAL... |
| Jul 17, 2019 | ENGINE | WE PURCHASED 2 2018 VW TIGUAN. VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CREATING A DANGER... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | This vehicle has significant, but intermittent issues with acceleration; it seems mostly when the AC... |
| May 13, 2019 | ENGINE | AT 2982 MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON START/STOP ERROR WHEN CAR WAS MOVING THERE WAS RPM DROP AND ROUGH... |
| May 6, 2019 | ENGINE | CAR ENGINE CUTS OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN ACCELERATES AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP |
| Jan 24, 2019 | ENGINE | VEHICLE HAS A SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFI... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | ENGINE | During the life of a 48 month lease, the EPC and emissions control module failed four times, placing... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | ENGINE | EVERYTIME I DRIVE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, IT FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO DIE. I CAN FEEL SMALL JERKI... |
| Sep 30, 2018 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR OCCASINGLY SURGES UNDER HEAVIER THROTTLE PRES... |
| Aug 29, 2018 | ENGINE | THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, WITH UNEVEN AND UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION WHEN STARTIN... |
| Aug 24, 2018 | ENGINE | 08/24/2018- EPC LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN MY MORNING COMMUTE WHILE DRIVING APPROX 45MPH ON... |