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2016 Volkswagen Tiguan Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan, most often about the air bags (39% of complaints, typically around 58,000 miles). It is 11th of 18 Tiguan model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan problems
Air bags
37 complaints · 39%Half of these problems showed up before 58,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
Vehicle had been parked for several days. Upon pulling out of a parking space, heard a snapping noise from the steering wheel. Immediately received an airbag error warning, horn ceased to function, and all steering wheel controls stopped working.
The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. Additionally, the buttons on the steering wheel for the horn and gauges were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with clockspring failure. The…
Electrical
27 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 47,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel.
My vehicle had a faulty clock spring in the steering column. This has been a problem for vw since 2011 and they are not covering it under warranty. It happened while driving. The steering column made a cracking noise then started making a grinding noise. At that point the steering button controls stopped working and…
Driver's side window will not roll down when the temperature outside is warm or hot. Also will not work when the temperature outside is cold but the heat inside the car is being used. If it stops working when the window is open I can close it but it will not roll back down.
Other or unspecified
23 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles.
Was involved in a collision, rear ended another vehicle at approximately 45mph. The only injury sustained was a broken heel by the driver, all other party's did not receive medical treatment and only cosmetic damage to their vehicles. Moments after the collision, the Tiguan burst into flames. The brake petal had…
Car does not give warning if the car is not in park so it rolled down my drive intio the street. Hit neighbors fence. The vehicle was stationary parked in my drive the engine was offf. I remove items the car and it was not moving went inside to get my dog came out and my car was accross the street and had to hit a…
Steering
12 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 55,000 miles.
Steering wheel began making a clicking noise every time I would turn the wheel either right or left. Then the volume and skip buttons stopped working on the steering wheel, left side only, the right side control buttons are working just fine. A couple of days later, the airbag light came on the dashboard and my…
Clicking noise from steering wheel while turning. Error airbag message later appeared along with airbag notification light. Functions in steering wheel cease to work including the horn. Noticed in motion on a neighborhood street.
Engine
11 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 81,000 miles.
Code p2015 problem in intake manifold. Requires replacement of the intake manifold. Volkswagen has extended the warranty for previous year models with this exact problem and are refusing to extend the warranty for the 2016 Tiguan.
The contact's friend owns a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and a diagnostic test was performed. The diagnostic test showed that the vehicle and…
Fuel system
6 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: delivery.
I previously filed a complaint on NHTSA (id 11310178). Since then the vehicle has not started twice and left me stranded having to tow to vw dealership an additional two times. After the vehicle broke down in march, I opened a claim with vw corporation of america, inc. The claim was denied with a generic response and…
The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, an abnormal fuel odor was detected. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a fuel line leak. The dealer informed the contact that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not…
Body and structure
6 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: body.
The car was shut down by keyless ignition and the fob was removed when I entered a building. After 15 minutes it rolled away and hit a sculpture and rolled over. I as the driver failed to place the transmission in park or someone tampered with the car as someone was spotted in the car after it flipped over. My…
I parked my vehicle in the ymca parking . I turned off the push button keyless entry.I exited the vehicle and locked the keyless entry system and entered the ymca. I completed my business and exited the y approximately 3 minutes later. My vehicle had rolled left striking the rear corner of a parked vehicle,then exited…
Brakes
3 complaints · 3%
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan recalls
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
Risk: Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury. Inadvertent deployment of the air bags increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ecu as necessary, free of charge. The recall began november 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69z5.
Full defect summary
Volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 tiguan and cc vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ecu) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.
Doors and locks: latches/locks/linkages
Risk: If an unrestrained child unexpectedly opens a door, they may fall from the vehicle increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the child lock(s), free of charge. The recall began on august 22, 2016. Owners may contact volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 58c9.
Full defect summary
Volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016 cc vehicles manufactured january 12, 2016, to february 3, 2016, golf r and tiguan vehicles manufactured november 25, 2015, to january 28, 2016, and e-golf vehicles manufactured november 25, 2015, to january 11, 2016. Vibrations, such as those created by opening and closing a vehicle door, may cause the rear child door locks to disengage, allowing a child to open a rear door while inside the vehicle.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Air bag clockspring failure
Summary
In august 2015, volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) launched safety recall 15v-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 model year (my) cc, passat, eos, golf, gti, tiguan, jetta and jetta sportwagen models.contamination of the clockspring can cause the ribbon cable to tear resulting in loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag and any steering wheel mounted controls.the loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag will result in i
Questions about the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
- What are the most common problems with the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (37 complaints, typically around 58,000 miles); electrical (27 complaints, typically around 47,000 miles); other or unspecified (23 complaints, typically around 30,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 17, 2019 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2016 a bad year for the Volkswagen Tiguan?
- It is 11th of 18 Tiguan model years by number of complaints, with 96 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.