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2012 Volkswagen Tiguan engine problems

The 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan has 52 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

52

Engine complaints

24%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tiguan engine complaints by model year105 complaints2009: 90 complaints2010: 55 complaints2011: 62 complaints2012: 52 complaints2013: 29 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 9 complaints2016: 11 complaints2017: 16 complaints2018: 77 complaints2019: 38 complaints2020: 27 complaints2021: 47 complaints2022: 105 complaints2023: 20 complaints2024: 16 complaints2025: 6 complaints2026: 11 complaints
Tiguan engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ENGINE STALLED APPROACHING STOP-SIGN REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH A STALLING ISSUE NOT ACCIDENT, SEEMS TO BE AT LOWER (UNDER 30MPH) SPEED OFTEN AS YOU START TO SLOW FOR A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. IT NOW HAS HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY EXITING AN…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 15, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan have?

NHTSA has 52 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan engine — 24% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.