Complaint volume
245 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan Complaints
245 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan, grouped by component category.
245 Total complaints
3 Crash reports
0 Fire reports
5 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are engine, unknown or other, electrical system. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 3 crash reports, 0 fire reports, 5 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 14 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 28,886 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, unknown or other, electrical system?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan?
Used-car checklist
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2022 Volkswagen Tiguan
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How severe are the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints?
3 Crash
0 Fire
5 Injury
0 Fatality
2 Towed
2 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan complaint categories?
ENGINE 47
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 11
LANE DEPARTURE 9
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 8
VISIBILITY/WIPER 8
POWER TRAIN 7
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 7
245 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The air conditioning in my Tiguan failed while I was driving from Michigan to Florida through Tennessee. I could hear the system running, but no air was coming out at all.The outside temperature was 94F and I had to drive with no AC with new (year and a half old)Tiguan !!!!!! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Travel assist goes on and off at random times . The wipers turn on and off by themselves. Also the front collision warning light comes on randomly.. what should I be doing with this vehicle… I’ve read many reviews that other people have the same issues. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he observed excessive smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. The low oil warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the valve steam seals. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who then diagnosed a failure with the fuel vapor leak detection pump. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 1,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| May 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Crankshaft vent valve clogged and failed, causing overpressurization and oil leaks. Caused the oil pan to crack and upper timing cover to leak per the inspection at Volkswagen. I was driving, going 63mph when it said max engine speed 3000RPM and a light that said EPC started flashing along with the engine light. I turned off cruise control and began to go towards the shoulder and it shuddered and a large white plumb of smoke came out of it. It wouldn't speed up at all while I was getting over. I had it towed to my home. My husband noticed oil all over the bottom and back of my car. My dipstick had no oil on it at all. We towed it Tuesday morning to Volkswagen. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2024 | ENGINE | My vehicle low oil light cane on and I had just had the oil changed less than 2,000 miles. Took it to local dealership, they stated 2 seals needed to be replaced, they replaced them and stated I should be good but check the oil every so often to make sure. 500 miles goes by I need at least 1 qt of oil, took it back to dealership now they say I need a whole new Head and it is a common problem. They have done about 3-4 in 2024! I feel like that's a safety concern but they don't. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE | Travel Assist comes on and off multiple times while driving. is this going to cause an accident? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This random, but highly dangerous issue has never been able to be replicated by dealers or myself, but it’s extremely dangerous when it occurs. Occasionally, the car’s speakers will emit a max voltage popping sound that repeats like the sound of a helicopter’s rotors. This sound occurs seemingly at random, and it can happen while the car is moving or not. It’s occurred 6 times since I purchased the car in December 2022. The debilitating sound only stops once the car has been off and all of its systems powered down for about 5 minutes, making it impossible to operate. After some review of forums about this make and model, this is seemingly something that has been reported and never addressed in a recall or anything. Without being able to replicate it, it’s seemingly unable to be addressed by dealers, and I don’t think their knowledge of the car’s audio electronics preclude any sort of troubleshooting. It seems to occur when CarPlay is connected, but it’s created one of the scariest driving experiences and gives me constant fear that it will happen at random and with my young child in the car (which it has before). This needs to be investigated. I have video of three different instances, but the upload feature will not allow for those file types. Would like to follow up, if possible. Thank you. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The navigation system places my car blocks and miles away from the actual location while driving it. This has caused the navigation to direct me in random directions, which is very dangerous and distracting, especially on the highway. It’s also an issue in relation to the emergency response system, since it places me in inaccurate locations in the event of an accident. I contacted the dealership about it last year and took my car in twice between October and November then three more times in January and February. They replaced the infotainment system, several modules, and the antenna without success. VW corporate and one of their case manager was involved starting in January. I received a call from that case manager last week, and he said after all of the troubleshooting they can not repair the navigation issue. He said their technician estimated a repair might be available in 9-12 months. The case manager told me to call the dealership periodically to see if they have an update, and that I would not be contacted directly. My warranty expires in less than 12 months so I worry this issue will not get repaired in time. I’m also concerned about my safety if I’m in an accident since the GPS would place me in a much different location. I’ve attached a couple of photos but also have videos of the issue that I can share. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | Travel assist warning alarm rings all the time. It has been inspected and the VW dealership said that I need a new steering wheel. Vehicle is available to be inspected at any time. The alarm is completely distracting while driving and that alone is a hazard. Also, with the alarm ringing so sporadically, there's no way to tell if there is a true hazard or not. Inspected by dealership in December 2023, determined that the steering wheel needs to be replaced due to faulty travel assist alarm. I was told the steering wheel is on back order. I found out this week that there is no projected replacement date available! It has not been inspected by anyone other than dealership. The travel assist alarm has been ringing like crazy since November 2023. This car should be recalled. I am paying insurance and a car note for a car that is not safe. My daughter refuses to drive my car even though she's insured on it, because the alarm scares her when she's driving. Please do something. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The car has a severe hesitation when accelerating from the stop. This hesitation is dangerous in regard that when you try to accelerate from a stop sign into traffic, the car can sluggishly bog down exposing you to oncoming traffic. The issue is more severe after cold start, but can happen anytime. Has caused me to pull out in front of traffic many times only to bog down and nearly be in an accident. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2024 | LANE DEPARTURE | The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving 30-35 MPH, the Lane Keep Assist was oversensing and attempted to steer the vehicle into traffic. The vehicle failed to recognize the lane markings and continued to steer over the highway lanes. While driving, the brake assist was engaged when a shadow was detected. The contact turned the features off. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that a steering wheel replacement was needed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the GPS and digital dashboard crashed while driving at approximately 20 MPH and was reset independently. The vehicle was taken back to the same local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the multimedia unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the GPS failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 16,500. | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,500 |
| Jan 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The vehicle’s infotainment system automatically displays the rear view backup camera, as expected, when placed in reverse. However, this can be overridden by selecting the X in the upper right of the screen or by selecting another function such as the APP button. The only way to get the backup camera to display again is to put the car in a different gear/park and then back into reverse. Not being able to see in reverse puts anyone behind my vehicle at risk. There should not be a way to defeat the camera. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | ENGINE | Vehicle has been using oil since it has approx 15k miles. Engine now has 35000 miles and uses all of its engine oil before its next sched maint. Have told dealer numerous times, oil consumption test revealed it uses .61 quarts per 1000 miles, but this is normal per VW. What !?!?. VW states to change oil every 10,000 miles, it will be gone and engine will have no oil remaining within the sched maint. Have also contacted VW directly. Also blows blue smoke at start up at times. Engine is junk. Vehicle will have cost over $1000 per mile to own. Dealer and VW keep telling us to just check oil, its normal. I also own a 2003 pontiac vibe with 220k miles, it doesn't do this! I used to be an ASE certified mechanic. This is NOT normal. Car also has the typical hesitation on cold acceleration that is common (look it up), I will file separate complaint. And now p2402 code for an emissions issue. Problems adding up fast and no help from VW or VW dealers. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle has hesitation during cold acceleration. If vehicle is started, pulled to end of short driveway, then go to accelerate onto road, vehicle hesitates and stumbles at times, not wanting to move properly and safely enter roadway. Tried accelerator pedal position reset and no change. This is a common VW Tiguan issue. No fix for it and dealer does not want to acknowledge that it exists. Simply looking on this site and a quick internet search will confirm it exists and is a common issue. And very well could be a significant safety issue when pulling into traffic. In addition, our tiguan also burns an excessive amount of engine oil with no repairs wanting to be made by VW and now has a p2402 code causing engine light to come on all the time. Numerous troubles that are adding up fast and no help or support from VW and its dealers. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | ENGINE | Car uses lots of oil between oil changes 1 1/2 quart in between suggested change intervals | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, with the cellphone device was in the wireless charging station, the contact attempted to pick up the cell phone and the cell phone was hot to the touch. The contact stated that the vehicle was scheduled for a service appointment, the contact addressed the failure with the service mechanic. The contact stated that during the failure, the electrical system in the vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |
| Dec 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | After a cold start, with the engine idling about 1100 rpm, the vehicle acceleration is spotty, lagging, hesitant, dangerous. There are no error codes that can be found and this condition is reported as normal. This condition is dangerous. If the engine is allowed to idle for 1-3 minutes until the rpm is reduced to 800-900 rpm, the vehicle accelerates as any other. The danger is that after starting the vehicle and driving, I have been in situations where, while leaving a parking lot or parking space, or my driveway, the vehicle hesitates while oncoming traffic is traveling normally and become irritated that they have to avoid a collision. Searching online, this appears to be a common issue with this family of vehicles. VW has an issue id or instance number 2072024/1 which suggests to check the ECM version and update as appropriate. Sadly, without either a diagnostic code in the computer(s) or a TSP associated with the VIN, I feel that I would waste my and a VW service dept's time. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | ENGINE | Engine bucks and nearly stalls when accelerating mostly after cold start or if it’s been sitting for awhile. Will nearly stall when accelerating into an intersection even after it’s been driven for a block or two. Requires several minutes of driving before it will stop. Thought it was normal after reading all of the internet complaints, but definitely a safety situation. Wife doesn’t even like driving it due to this issue | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2023 | STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield provided cracks super easily | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Almost every day since we bought this brand new vehicle we have experienced a significant problem operating the vehicle. I’ll back out of my driveway and then once in the direction to move forward I push on the gas and the car won’t move. It basically jerks you forward a few times. Then maybe. Is fine sometimes it does this repeatedly. No warning lights or anything indicating their is a problem or what caused it. This is a very concerning problem. If I am pulling out to merge on to the Interstate and this happens I’ll most definitely end up with a collision. Took it to the dealership and they can’t recreate the issue so they report no problem with the Tiguan. Oddly if you simply Google this issue you’ll find many other Tiguan owners with the same problem! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Reported to the dealer 2 times that the car will slam on brakes for no reason while driving down the road or highway. Last time the car behind almost ran into me. Dealer says it's not a problem even though many other models have recalls. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Oil light went on in May, 2023, at approximately 15K miles, then again in August 2023, at approximately 17,500 miles. Both times the oil was down 1 quart. We have been seeing smoke come out of the exhaust, intermittently. VW service department did a oil consumption test which resulted in the car burning just under a quart of oil after 600 miles. They said the car is functioning normally, but if it burned over a 1/2 quart of oil, they would do something, but not sure what they would do. They have not addressed the "smoke coming out of the exhaust" issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The acceleration stalls and sometimes stops. Sometimes the Car has to be put in park and restarted. This stalling or lack of acceleration happens at stop signs, stop lights when I am accelerating and it does not want to go. Which when turning into on coming traffic is very scary if I am not able to get up and go. I feel very unsafe operating the vehicle when this occurs. The acceleration stalling happens intermittently and not just when the car is from a cold start. The dealership said they are aware of this issue and are hoping for an update to fix the problem. Meanwhile I have to deal with the uncertainty and feeling unsafe. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car lags when you first start it. It starts fine but then lags about 8 MPH . It is like it isn’t getting enough gas until it gets past 22-25 MPH. It is concerning that it doesn’t pick up speed. This happens daily and every time the car starts. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2023 | WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I bought this brand new Tiguan in July 2022. The engine is either leaking or burning engine oil. I have the check engine oil level light on around every 2000-3000 miles. I had been to the dealer several times. They just inspect for leak and added engine oil. The problem still exist. The dealer stated that my car needs oil change every 10k miles. I am going back every 2-3 k miles for engine oil. There is something wrong with the engine. It is burning or consuming the engine oil. Another problem i have is the wheel or the brakes. When I was braking at above 60 miles per hours, there is a strong vibration on the wheel or brakes. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |