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2022 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Owners have filed 452 complaints about the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 23.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 12.8%.
Complaints452
Crashes5
Fires0
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 23.2% · 105
Electrical system 12.8% · 58
Lane departure 11.9% · 54
Unknown or other 10.0% · 45
Power train 9.3% · 42
Forward collision avoidance 7.1% · 32
Fuel/propulsion system 6.4% · 29
Steering 5.1% · 23
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan in this data, 2022 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings are rising — 256 in the last three years against 196 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 20,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the EPC warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was towed to the dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000. Engine · reported at 16,000 miles
The car has a severe hesitation when accelerating from the stop. This hesitation is dangerous in regard that when you try to accelerate from a stop sign into traffic, the car can sluggishly bog down exposing you to oncoming traffic. The issue is more severe after cold start, but can happen anytime. Has caused me to pull out in front of traffic many times only to bog down and nearly be in an accident. Engine
This car and many others like it have excessive oil consumption, smoking. I'm told it's a cylinder head which may or may not be covered under warranty if they can ever get a replacement. There are currently 4 waiting on heads or engines at my dealer with no eta on the backordered part. In the mean time I'm stuck with a partially functional car I can't get rid of because of the problem. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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