Volkswagen Touareg - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Volkswagen Touareg owners have reported a total of 928 problems for their cars built in the 14 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 Touareg. The 2004 Volkswagen Touareg cars have the most problems reported (364 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Volkswagen Touareg

Model Year	Number of Problems
2017 Touareg	33
2016 Touareg	64
2015 Touareg	32
2014 Touareg	34
2013 Touareg	42
2012 Touareg	37
2011 Touareg	20
2010 Touareg	37
2009 Touareg	26
2008 Touareg	73
2007 Touareg	9
2006 Touareg	51
2005 Touareg	106
2004 Touareg	364

🔍 Common problems of Volkswagen Touareg

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Volkswagen Touareg cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (131 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's fuel system, other (127 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Volkswagen Touareg

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	131
Other Fuel System	127
Electrical System	98
Power Train	82
Equipment	60
Air Bag	53
Tire	51
Steering	43
Service Brakes	42
Suspension	33

Exterior Lighting	29
Vehicle Speed Control	29
Seat Belt	22
Structure	21
Visibility	20
Gasoline Fuel System	20
Forward Collision Avoidance	15
Latches/locks/linkage	11
Seats	11
Wheel	10
Electronic Stability Control	6
Diesel Fuel System	6
Lane Departure	3
Parking Brake	2
Unknown Or Other	2
Back Over Prevention	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Volkswagen Touareg 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 Touareg 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 Touareg 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.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Touareg Model Years

Touareg Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2017	33	5,104	9	0.72
2016	64	4,508	10	1.42
2015	32	1,890	11	1.54
2014	34	4,945	12	0.57
2013	42	5,529	13	0.58
2012	37	4,630	14	0.57
2011	20	3,253	15	0.41
2010	37	1,717	16	1.35
2009	26	3,022	17	0.51
2008	73	11,200	18	0.36
2007	9	4,844	19	0.10
2006	51	11,509	20	0.22
2005	106	19,526	21	0.26
2004	364	39,723	22	0.42

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Volkswagen Touareg is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2016 Touareg	3
2014 Touareg	4
2013 Touareg	10
2012 Touareg	5
2011 Touareg	3
2008 Touareg	3
2007 Touareg	2
2006 Touareg	8
2005 Touareg	16
2004 Touareg	79

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