Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
26
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
105
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

26 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    6
  • Unknown OR Other
    6
  • Engine
    5
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    5
  • AIR Bags
    4
  • Service Brakes
    3
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    3
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
25V854000·AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER2025-12-10

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

RiskA deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

FixOwners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74HE. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 12, 2025.

25V526000·STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY2025-08-13

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. A tie rod bolt on the rear axle assembly may be loose, which can lead to a loss of vehicle control.

RiskA loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will replace the affected tie rod bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42E7.

← home