2017 Volkswagen Tiguan problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan include 1 fatality report, 6 crashes and 0 fires across 75 filings.

75
Complaints
4
Recalls
6
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
89.7
Severity index

Severity index 89.7 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 89.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 25 of 137 by severity index among 2017 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 82% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2017 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 30 complaints (40.0%)30 40%EngineEngine: 15 complaints (20.0%)15 20%SteeringSteering: 12 complaints (16.0%)12 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 12 complaints (16.0%)12 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (12.0%)9 12%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 6 complaints (8.0%)6 8%Power TrainPower Train: 5 complaints (6.7%)5 7%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (5.3%)4 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS3040.0%
ENGINE1520.0%
STEERING1216.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1216.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER912.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM68.0%
POWER TRAIN56.7%
STRUCTURE45.3%

Complaints filed per year

010212017: 22018: 82019: 52020: 72021: 42022: 212023: 92024: 32025: 112026: 5 (partial year)1718192021222123242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20172
20188
20195
20207
20214
202221
20239
20243
202511
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (23 against 32).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V32900016/05/2018UNKNOWN OR OTHERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal
16V95500029/12/2016SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Add
18V10200009/02/2018AIR BAGS:FRONTALVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Tiguan Limited vehicles. The front driver air bag installed on these vehicles may not be intended for use in vehicles sold in the United States. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the require
21V32100005/05/2021UNKNOWN OR OTHERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applica

Other Volkswagen Tiguan model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-05. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.