Volkswagen Tiguan owners have reported a total of 3,198 problems for their cars built in the 18 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Volkswagen Tiguan. The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan cars have the most problems reported (441 problems).
The following chart shows the 31 most common problems for Volkswagen Tiguan cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (644 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (485 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Volkswagen Tiguan of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Tiguan model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Volkswagen Tiguan model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Volkswagen Tiguan is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
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| 2026 Tiguan | |
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| 2024 Tiguan | |
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| 2012 Tiguan | |
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| 2010 Tiguan | |
| 2009 Tiguan |
| ☘ Tiguan Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Tiguan Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Tiguan Defect Investigations |
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