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2019 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 290 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 19% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 13.4%.
Complaints290
Crashes11
Fires2
Injuries9
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 19.0% · 55
Engine 13.4% · 39
Unknown or other 13.1% · 38
Forward collision avoidance 10.3% · 30
Service brakes 8.3% · 24
Power train 5.9% · 17
Vehicle speed control 4.5% · 13
Fuel/propulsion system 3.4% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 9 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan in this data, 2019 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2022 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 114 in the last three years against 93 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 2,721 miles.
In owners' own words
My vehicle will have a slow start when I start the car and also a delay when it is at a stoplight. I took it in for service twice and they told me it was because I had an after market battery. However - yesterday my car completely went dead at a stop light and I had to turn the engine off and in. It often lags or stops at a light. According to Reddit it seems itâs a crank start issue. Electrical system
Carnet in-car system doesn't work. Brought home the new 2019 Tiguan with only 5 miles on it and when I pushed the carnet buttons....Nothing. Contacted the dealer and the service department took two days to try to fix it. I was told there was no fix. It's a software problem and vw must come up with a fix. Over 2 months later, still fix. This is a safety issue and very frustrated with vw. Electrical system · reported at 5 miles
Started receiving error message â 12v Battery Almost Drained, charge while drivingâ took it to a shop, they told me they battery was dead and replaced it with a new one. Checked the systems said everything else was working fine. Less than a year later the car is doing the same thing again. Car will not start and has to be jumped off. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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