Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Volkswagen Tiguan

Volkswagen Tiguan owners have reported 126 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (59 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (36 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Volkswagen Tiguan


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Volkswagen Tiguan

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The infotainment mib3 system failed. Infotainment screen is completely black and non functional. This has put my family at risk because I can’t see my backup camera and have very limited visibility through rear view mirror when backing up.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

My car jumps and lags due to fuel injector. It will be replaced by Volkswagen but only if there believe it’s ana issue even though there are several reports of this issue   Read details...

The Warnings problem

My name is [xxx], and I am writing today to express my complete frustration mentally and financially with a cpo 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan (VIN [xxx]) I purchased xxx. To date my vehicle has been in for service multiple times – countless times for an issue with the infotainment system and driver   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the forward collision avoidance system failed to function, with the forward collision avoidance warning light illuminated.   Read details...

The Crash Imminent Braking problem

The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while the cruise control was activated with a vehicle in the lane directly next to the vehicle or two lanes over, the collision avoidance system would determine that the vehicles were too close and the crash imminent braking system   Read details...




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