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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Serious

79 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.03 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious25V526000

Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

loss of vehicle control raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the affected tie rod bolt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42E7.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. A tie rod bolt on the rear axle assembly may be loose, which can lead to a loss of vehicle control.

Serious25V854000

Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger

deactivated passenger air bag raises the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy & full details

Owners are advised not to allow occupants to sit in the front passenger seat until the remedy is complete. Dealers will repair the affected wiring harness in the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74HE. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 12, 2025.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Tiguan vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

Complaint volume

79 this model-year 9 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

1Crashes
0Fires
0Injuries
0Deaths

Across 79 complaints. Severity Index 0.03.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Electrical System12 · 15%Unknown Or Other11 · 14%Engine7 · 9%Forward Collision Avoidan…7 · 9%Fuel/Propulsion System5 · 6%Forward Collision Avoidan…5 · 6%Service Brakes5 · 6%Air Bags5 · 6%
  1. Electrical System — 12 reports
  2. Unknown Or Other — 11 reports
  3. Engine — 7 reports
  4. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 7 reports
  5. Fuel/Propulsion System — 5 reports
  6. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 5 reports
  7. Service Brakes — 5 reports
  8. Air Bags — 5 reports
  9. Power Train — 4 reports
  10. Suspension — 3 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2009 (3) · 2010 (2) · 2011 (3) · 2012 (3) · 2013 (3) · 2014 (3) · 2015 (4) · 2016 (2) · 2017 (4) · 2018 (13) · 2019 (5) · 2020 (3) · 2021 (5) · 2022 (5) · 2023 (1) · 2024 (2) · 2025 · 2026

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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