2017 Volkswagen Touareg problems and recalls

79% of owner complaints on the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg related to the Engine (19 of 24).

24
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
49.2
Severity index

Severity index 49.2 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 49.2p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 19 complaints (79.2%)19 79%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (25.0%)6 25%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%Power TrainPower Train: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1979.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER625.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE14.2%
SEATS14.2%
SERVICE BRAKES14.2%
POWER TRAIN14.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM14.2%
STEERING14.2%

Complaints filed per year

0362018: 62019: 62020: 42021: 22022: 22023: 32024: 1186192021222324
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20186
20196
20204
20212
20222
20233
20241
Filings in 2022 to 2024 ran 0.5x those in 2019 to 2021 (6 against 12).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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 Touareg model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 6 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.