11038157
Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: LANE DEPARTURE.
Update programming because of multiple assist lights ON.
2026 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
NHTSA lists 30 complaints for the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan, 0 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-10.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 1
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 94
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. This model year is too recent for a sales denominator.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 13 | 43.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 9 | 30.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 7 | 23.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 | 16.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 | 16.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 16.7% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 3 | 10.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 | 10.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 3 | 10.0% |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | 6.7% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 5 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 2 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | WARNINGS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | INTERIOR PANELS | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | WARNINGS | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| electrical electronic | 12 | 40.0% | 0.78 |
| loss of control | 6 | 20.0% | 0.84 |
| mechanical failure | 6 | 20.0% | 0.80 |
| unclear | 2 | 6.7% | 1.00 |
| visibility or lighting | 2 | 6.7% | 0.93 |
| fire or overheating | 1 | 3.3% | 0.99 |
| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 3.3% | 0.97 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 23 | 76.7% | 0.86 |
| low | 3 | 10.0% | 0.64 |
| high | 2 | 6.7% | 0.83 |
| none | 2 | 6.7% | 0.98 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 30 tagged complaints of 30 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
94 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 34 |
| ENGINE | 21 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
11038146
Date: 2026-09-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Suggested fuel additive
11038148
Date: 2026-09-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Reference to Service Action 24BD
11038156
Date: 2026-09-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE.
Calabrate Front Camera for Driver Assistant Systems.
11038143
Date: 2026-09-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
11038155
Date: 2026-09-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE.
Calabrate Front Camera for Driver Assistant Systems.
11038158
Date: 2026-09-02. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Oil leak from Cylinder Head Cover; Coolant leak from the cylinder head gasket, Low coolant level, Visible coolant leak, or Coolant warning message in instrument cluster; Customer states error for Dynamic Cornering Light in MFI; Customer states no start condition; Customer states no start condition;
11036876
Date: 2026-08-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
Resurfacing Rotors during Perfect Delivery Inspection
11036877
Date: 2026-08-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
Brake rotor resurfacing
11036878
Date: 2026-08-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
Repair or Replace Information
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| TIGUAN | 30 |
Same model, other years
- 2005 Tiguan: 0 complaints
- 2006 Tiguan: 0 complaints
- 2007 Tiguan: 0 complaints
- 2008 Tiguan: 0 complaints
- 2009 Tiguan: 168 complaints
- 2010 Tiguan: 110 complaints
- 2011 Tiguan: 162 complaints
- 2012 Tiguan: 153 complaints
- 2013 Tiguan: 139 complaints
- 2014 Tiguan: 84 complaints
- 2015 Tiguan: 62 complaints
- 2016 Tiguan: 96 complaints
- 2017 Tiguan: 75 complaints
- 2018 Tiguan: 284 complaints
- 2019 Tiguan: 192 complaints
- 2020 Tiguan: 140 complaints
- 2021 Tiguan: 142 complaints
- 2022 Tiguan: 269 complaints
- 2023 Tiguan: 68 complaints
- 2024 Tiguan: 71 complaints
- 2025 Tiguan: 49 complaints
- 2026 Tiguan (current year): 30 complaints
- 2027 Tiguan: 0 complaints
Other Volkswagen models, 2026
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