Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan has 46 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
46
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
19V679000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Volkswagen Passat, 2018 Tiguan LWB, 2007-2009 Jetta Sedan, 2011-2013, 2015 an...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I just bought this 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Ford, cylinder All wheel Drive in the Angel light came on ... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | On [XXX] I discovered water in my car. ~2.5 inch front passenger and back driver and passenger side.... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | coolant burst and started leaking. Unable to drive car. radiator problem May be related to bad wate... |
| Apr 12, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I bought my 2018 Tiguan in 2021 with 20k miles on it from York Volkswagen in York, PA. I'm at 83k m... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Our car frequently (several times per month) suddenly stops when it is coming to a STOP when the Sto... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was on the freeway and my vehicle stopped accelerating and went into limp mode (almost died). I to... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Panoramic Sunroof randomly exploded while my car was parked at my workplace. I parked the vehicle af... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car is hesitating on acceleration. |
| Dec 27, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2018 VW Tiguan, 65,109 miles. Unable to add fuel to the vehicle. The filler neck would back up with ... |
| Oct 14, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car has been having issues since I hit 40k in 2022. Each time I took it in to Ontario Volkswagon ... |
| May 23, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2018 Tiguan intermittently fails to accelerate. Car has stopped on highway even after pressing on ac... |
| May 9, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Same issue as reported with NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 24V110000 Fuel has flowed into evaporative emissi... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Persistent and Dangerous Malfunction of Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Traffic Assist The safety fe... |
| Sep 19, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This morning, while driving on the highway with my infant son in the car, my sunroof exploded on my ... |
| Sep 6, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The automatic door locks are malfunctioning (starting early September 2023). When the vehicle accele... |
| May 29, 2022 | LANE DEPARTURE | Blind spot assist warning shows up from time to time even when there is no vehicle near me. |
| Feb 28, 2022 | LANE DEPARTURE | The blind spot warning of the car has again stopped working. I had a similar issue in 2020 and that ... |
| Dec 23, 2021 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The automatic emergency braking activated and slammed on the brakes, for no apparent cause. There we... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Like many other complaints, for the second time now an error appeared having to do with 40000 RPM. A... |
| Dec 6, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I WAS DRIVING WITH A FRIEND IN CAR DOING SPEED LIMIT AND ALL OF OF SUDDEN THE RED VEHICLE ACCIDENT I... |