2020 Volkswagen Tiguan owner complaints
Most named: electrical system
34 of 140 complaints
- Crashes
- 5
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Other or not specified | 52 | 37% |
| Electrical system | 34 | 24% |
| Engine | 25 | 18% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 16 | 11% |
| Structure | 16 | 11% |
| Service brakes | 10 | 7% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 1,531 |
| Honda CR-V | 353 |
| GMC Terrain | 197 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 107 |
| Mitsubishi Outlander | 31 |
| FIAT 500X | 2 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ