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2020 Volkswagen Tiguan driver assistance problems

The 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan has 26 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

26

Driver Assistance complaints

13%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Tiguan driver assistance complaints by model year92 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 1 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 26 complaints2019: 37 complaints2020: 26 complaints2021: 15 complaints2022: 92 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 17 complaints2025: 11 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Tiguan driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE VEHICLE WILL STOP ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM AT RANDOM TIMES, BOTH IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE AROUND. THE WARNING WILL SHOW UP IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER AND THE CAR WILL QUICKLY COME TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS. THE DEALER HAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · July 15, 2020

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan driver assistance — 13% 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.