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2017 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 101 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA. Air bags account for 29.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 14.9%.
Complaints101
Crashes11
Fires0
Injuries9
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Air bags 29.7% · 30
Engine 14.9% · 15
Steering 10.9% · 11
Electrical system 10.9% · 11
Unknown or other 8.9% · 9
Power train 5.0% · 5
Fuel/propulsion system 5.0% · 5
Structure 4.0% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 9 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan in this data, 2017 draws comparatively few complaints; 2022 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 24 in the last three years against 46 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 26,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The clock spring failed in my steering wheel. There is no active horn or airbag for the drivers side. None of the steering wheel system works. The steering wheel was making a clicking sound for a week and then one night the airbag error light came on and has stayed on. The vehicle was taken to VW they said it is the clockspring that needs to be replaced but they are on back order for months. Air bags
Airbag light went on at 56k miles. VW service told us it was a faulty airbag. I paid 2k to have passenger side airbag replaced. 500 miles later the airbag light came on again. I had VW service review the problem and this time they said it is the drivers side airbag. The car has never been in any accident. Airbags should last the life of the car and certainly not 57k miles. Air bags
My airbag light has gone off for about 2 weeks now. There is no reason why it should be off because I have not been in an accident or done anything differently. I do not feel comfortable driving my car and have looked into recalls. Turns out there has been several recalls for Volkswagen tiguans 2017 in regards to recalls so I want this checked out asap. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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