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2024 Volkswagen Tiguan reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan over 3 years — 23 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Tiguan years here — over the median of the other years, which is 11. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Back-over prevention, software.

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
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Complaints

68

Per year

23

Recalls

2

Years on the road

3

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (22 of 68), then Engine (18) and Visibility and wipers (8). The most filings arrived in 2026 (35 of 68). Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 4 that report a fire.

Next to 2023 and 2025

The 2023 Tiguan has 66 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2025 has 48 complaints, 24 per year. The 2024 has more complaints per year than the 2023.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (2)

Recall back-over prevention, software 2026-05-20 · NHTSA campaign 26V321000
Summary Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024 Tiguan vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V082. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy Dealers will update the camera control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 4, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91NF. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 27, 2026.
Recall back-over prevention, software 2025-02-12 · NHTSA campaign 25V082000
Summary Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tiguan, 2023 Arteon, and 2024-2025 Audi Q3 vehicles. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy Dealers will update the camera control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners April 3, 2024, and Volkswagen owners November 18, 2025.Volkswagen owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91NY and (Audi) 90AV.

Complaints by component (68 total)

Electrical system
22
Engine
18
Visibility and wipers
8
Back-over prevention
6
Forward collision avoidance
5
Lane departure
5
Powertrain
5
Fuel and propulsion system
3
Engine and engine cooling
2
Exterior lighting
2
Steering
2
Structure
2
Air bags
1
Carry handle, shell, and base
1
Other or not sure
1
Seats
1
Service brakes
1
Speed control
1
Suspected counterfeit car seat
1
Tires
1
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Crash-flagged

3

Fire-flagged

4

Injury reports

0

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

72024262025352026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "Symptoms started at 65k-70k miles, just after 50k warranty expired. First symptom was low oil warning and needing to add oil between changes. Then oil spots, then i found a bad leak and replaced oil pan, timing chain…"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-18
  • "See attached document for complaint."
    Steering · filed 2026-09-17
  • "The infotainment system no longer works after an over the air update. The backup camera is including all other cameras are no longer visible . Before it completely just stopped working When attempting to back out the…"
    Electrical system, Visibility and wipers, Back-over prevention · filed 2026-09-17
  • "I was driving Eastbound on I-94 at 6am pitch black dark out and looked down at my dog and veered off to the grated area of the highway and the nosie startled my dog and he jumped, hitting my arm and the front left wheel…"
    Air bags · filed 2026-09-08
  • "The back up camera, Bluetooth and radio system has all gone black."
    Electrical system · filed 2026-09-04

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Tiguan 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (8-speed) Front-wheel drive 23 30 26 MPG $2500
Tiguan 4motion 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (8-speed) All-wheel drive 22 29 25 MPG $2600
Tiguan R-Line 4motion 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (8-speed) All-wheel drive 22 29 24 MPG $2700
Tiguan S 2L, 4-cyl Automatic (8-speed) Front-wheel drive 24 31 27 MPG $2400

Specs and fitment

2nd generation (AD/BW), 2018–present
Body styles SUV
Oil VW 508.00 0W-20 (2.0L turbo; see manual) , 4.8 qt capacity
Tire size 235/55R18

Known issues for this generation

Safety recall 18V-467 covers certain 2018 Tiguans whose panoramic-sunroof ambient LED module may short-circuit and raise fire risk; dealers disconnect that module's power until a later service action. Safety recall 20V-724 covers certain 2018 Tiguan LWB vehicles whose front seat- belt webbing may tear in a crash; dealers inspect and replace belts as needed. Safety recall 26V-590 covers certain 2018 Tiguans among other VW Group models: a steering-rack-to-subframe bolt can corrode and break, allowing loss of steering control; dealers replace the right-side mounting bolt. Safety recall 25V-082 covers certain 2022-2024 Tiguans among other models: a camera control-unit error at startup can blank the rearview image (FMVSS 111); dealers update that software.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan reliable?

Owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan over 3 years — 23 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Tiguan years here — over the median of the other years, which is 11. NHTSA has 2 recalls on file, including Back-over prevention, software.

What are common problems with a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan?

The complaints owners file most often name Electrical system (22 of 68), then Engine (18) and Visibility and wipers (8). The most filings arrived in 2026 (35 of 68). Those filings include 3 that report a crash and 4 that report a fire.

Is the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2023 Tiguan has 66 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2025 has 48 complaints, 24 per year. The 2024 has more complaints per year than the 2023.

Has the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan been recalled?

The 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan has 2 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan?

Owners have filed 68 complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2024 Volkswagen Tiguan is 25.5 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What engine oil does a Volkswagen Tiguan use?

US Tiguan manuals specify VW-approved oil viscosity in the maintenance section.

What generation is the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan?

2nd generation / AD-BW (2018-on) for the US long-wheelbase Tiguan.

What tire size does a second-generation Volkswagen Tiguan use?

Many second-gen US pages list 235/55R18; first-gen trims also used 215/65R16 through 255/40R19.