NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen Touareg has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Volkswagen Touareg, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2015 Touareg, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 16V170000
- Reported
- March 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2016 Touareg
2012 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on March 23, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (21%), followed by the engine (18%) and the steering (18%).
None of the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg's 2 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2012 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Engine5
- Steering5
- Electrical System4
- Power Train3
- Air Bags2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 8. 36% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Touareg years.
The 28 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: March 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted