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2012 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 214 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 23.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 15.9%.
Complaints214
Crashes15
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 23.4% · 50
Air bags 15.9% · 34
Electrical system 10.7% · 23
Steering 9.3% · 20
Unknown or other 9.3% · 20
Fuel/propulsion system 5.6% · 12
Service brakes 4.7% · 10
Power train 4.2% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan in this data, 2012 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2022 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 23 in the last three years against 25 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 49,000 miles.
In owners' own words
2012 Tiguan (~18,000 miles) has stalled at low mph four times. The check engine light came on one occasion but not the others. At each time the vehicle would restart after putting it in park. Took it in to dealership and they could not find anything wrong, told me to make note of temp, mileage, gas level if it happened again. Thankfully this only happened when other cars were not near enough to cause harm. Engine · reported at 17,000 miles
The water pump has been cracked, leaking the coolant. The car engine was overheated but didn't lead to accidents in my case. Vw group is producing the water pump out of plastic, which eventually cracks for many of vw and audi car owners, and could lead to the road accident indirectly. Engine · reported at 61,400 miles
While driving on highway going approximately 50 mph in a merging lane, car would not accelerate any further. Cars were speeding by and I could not accelerate. Epc light came on. Had to get off highway and have car towed to dealership. Engine · reported at 27,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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