2023 Volkswagen Tiguan problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 60 NHTSA owner complaints, 1 recall campaign and government crash-test data for 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 60 NHTSA complaints on file-2
- Recalls — 1 recall campaign for this model year-3
- NCAP safety rating — 4-star overall government crash rating+5
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- ENGINE15 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER6 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 reports
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 reports
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 reports
- LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION1 reports
- POWER TRAIN1 reports
Recalls (1)
- BACK OVER PREVENTION25V082000
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."
Crash-test ratings
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