Volkswagen Tiguan problems, by model year and system

1,421 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Tiguan 2016–2027, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — engine (428), electrical (322). Each system has a page across the years; 5 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.

The systems the record is deep on

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

428complaints, engine

Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

322complaints, electrical system

Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

Volkswagen Tiguan complaints, year by system

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Model year	engine	electrical
2027 0 in all	—	—
2026 30 in all	13	9
2025 49 in all	10	15
2024 71 in all	20	24
2023 68 in all	26	12
2022 269 in all	118	62
2021 141 in all	58	25
2020 140 in all	29	34
2019 192 in all	43	56
2018 290 in all	83	46
2017 75 in all	16	12
2016 96 in all	12	27

Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).

From here

Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Which Volkswagen Tiguan system draws the most complaints?

Engine: 428 complaints across 12 model years, 30% of everything owners filed about the Volkswagen Tiguan. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.

Which Volkswagen Tiguan year has the most complaints?

2018 (290), 2022 (269), 2019 (192). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.