2016 Volkswagen Tiguan

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 19V535000 2019-07-17

  Recall 19V535000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 16V464000 2016-06-24

  Recall 16V464000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016 CC vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016, to February 3, 2016, Golf R and Tiguan vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to January 28, 2016, and e-Golf vehicles manufactured November 25, 2015, to January 11, 2016. Vibrations, such as those created by opening and closing a vehicle door, may cause the rear…

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 37 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11035772 2026-07-15

  VOS-26-42

  This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) – No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11035762 2026-07-09

  V1718062017813_24

  Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 11034613 2026-06-18

  TT 10-18-02_2

  Lubricating engine components before reassembly.

  Recorded model years: 2016

Showing 3 of 660 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 2,434 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• EA18003 2018-04-18

  Air Bag Clockspring Failure

  In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 Model Year (MY) CC, Passat,…

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 6 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2020468 2020-10-06

  Transport Canada recall 2020468

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 2019352 2019-07-17

  Transport Canada recall 2019352

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

• 2016319 2016-06-22

  Transport Canada recall 2016319

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2016

A further 32 records exist for the Volkswagen Tiguan where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

96 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 4
• reports mentioning a fire 2
• reported injuries 3

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Air bags (restraint system)37 (25.3%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 2010–2025.
• Electrical system27 (18.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2009–2019.
• Engine12 (8.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2018.
• Steering12 (8.2%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2025.
• Fuel system6 (4.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2014.
• Body & structure6 (4.1%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2016–2022.
• Speed control & accelerator4 (2.7%)
• Brakes3 (2.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2022.

Other / uncategorized: 23 classifications (15.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,247 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.