Tiguan R Line Tech Tdi 4motion

Recent owner-reported faults

1. 30 Mar 2023

   Reader reported several software faults with their Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace. On start up the main dash display changes configuration from previous layout. The set speed of the cruise control jumps 2 or 3mph, up or down, without driver intervention. Sometimes the volume control will work but at other times volume cannot be changed. Although both hands are on the steering wheel a message a message appears reminding the driver to put both hands on the steering wheel.

2. 11 Oct 2021

   Gearbox control unit failure reported on 2017 Tiguan. Owner quoted £1100 for repair.

3. 11 May 2021

   Problems with 2021 Tiguan 1.5TSI 150 Elegance DSG7. Within a week the owner noticed that when driving along with the adaptive cruise control and associated driver assistance systems engaged (lane keeping assist, road sign recognition etc) the display and nav switched to a European speed limit of 110kph.

4. 25 Aug 2020

   Infotainment system failure on 2016 Tiguan. Car was four months outside of its warranty and the dealer is willing to pay just 10% towards the £1950 repair cost.

5. 7 Feb 2020

   Report of failure of touchscreen function of media infotainment system of contract hired 2016 VW Tiguan at 37,000 miles and three and a half years old. User couldn’t input a destination to the sat nav or change the radio station. Sometimes it would freeze entirely or randomly switch between functions.

6. 1 Dec 2019

   Report of 2018 VW Tiguan TDI in for a service and dealer phoning owner to tell him they needed to "drop the gearbox" because he had detected an oil leak due to a loose bolt. Being fixed under warranty, but taking a week.

7. 8 Nov 2019

   Report of hesitation and kangarooing from June 2019 VW Tiguan 1.5TSI with DQ381 7-speed wet clutch DSG, now at 1,800 miles.

8. 9 Sep 2019

   Report of auto braking of 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan being spuriously triggered.

9. 1 Sep 2019

   Report of 2018 VW Tiguan 2.0 TDi BMT 150 4Motion SEL 5dr DSG failing to start on a couple of occasions. Turns over, but does not start. Suspect glowplugs. Suggested owner turns key to first stop, counts to ten to give the glowplugs time tyo heat up, then turns the key to engage the starter.

10. 30 Aug 2019

    Report that new VW Tiguan (awaiting details of engine, transmission, drivetrain) could not be registered on a 69 because VW UK has not received the derogation codes from the the VCA so cannot register any cars that are non RDE compliant for 69 plate. This car was built before 31-5-2019 but cannot be registered on a 19 plate either because apparently the period for registering on a 19 had passed already, one day early.

11. 24 Aug 2019

    Regarding problems with 1.5TSI engines, owner of Tiguan 1.5TSI wrote, "if you turn off the auto hold and the stop start you will not get the kangarooing or the car switching on and off if you coast the last few yards to a stop with the clutch depressed."

12. 30 Jul 2019

    Report of July 2019 VW Tiguan 1.5TSI pulling unevenly (kangarooing) from a cold start. Dealer applied a software update on 26th July but it does not seem to have resolved the issue. We recommended trying running it in superunleaded that the engine is optimised for. See 'Good' 27-7-2019.

Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 30 reports indexed, top 12 shown