NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 110
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V441000
- Reported
- July 21, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2014 Tiguan
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 13V569000
- Reported
- November 22, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,155
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 Tiguan
2010 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 110 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on August 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the engine (45%), followed by the electrical system (28%) and the exterior lighting (17%).
1 of the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine50
- Electrical System31
- Exterior Lighting19
- Steering13
- Power Train6
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 17. 26% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Tiguan year in the same window: 9th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 110 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted