2023 Volkswagen Tiguan

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 340 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 61 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 25V082000 2025-02-12

    Recall 25V082000

    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."

    Recorded model years: 2023

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.

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Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11035763 2026-07-20

    V9123042071790_3

    MIB3 Recovery Solution

    Recorded model years: 2023

  • 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: 2023

  • 11035765 2026-07-14

    V9126042082628_2

    Over-the-Air Software Update Dealer Recovery Process

    Recorded model years: 2023

Showing 3 of 340 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

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Volkswagen Tiguan page

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

  • 2026242 2026-05-20

    Transport Canada recall 2026242

    Issue: On a small number of vehicles, a problem with the camera control unit could cause the rearview camera image not to display after shifting into reverse or after activating the parking assistance function. Canadian regulations require the rearview image to display when the transmission is shifted into reverse. Safety Risk: A rearview camera image that doesn't display could reduce…

    Recorded model years: 2023

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

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

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 1
  • reported injuries 1

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

  • Engine23 (25.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2018.
  • Driver-assistance systems13 (14.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2024.
  • Electrical system11 (12.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2009–2019.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)8 (8.7%)
  • Fuel system7 (7.6%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2014.
  • Brakes4 (4.3%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2022.
  • Speed control & accelerator4 (4.3%)
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)3 (3.3%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2018–2025.

Other / uncategorized: 11 classifications (12.0%) 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.

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