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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Volkswagen Touareg Recalls

The 2013 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 2013 Volkswagen Touareg. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
30

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 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 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Touareg, 7 other models

18V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2012, 2014–2016 Touareg

16V170000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by year

NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg, the newest on August 18, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).

In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg, the component group named most often is the steering (27%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the engine (13%).

None of the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg's 2 recalls concerns the steering.

Where 2013 Volkswagen Touareg owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 34,978 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Steering8
  • Fuel/Propulsion System6
  • Unknown Or Other5
  • Engine4
  • Air Bags3
  • Electrical System3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20134
20145
20151
20163
20173
20184
20195
20211
20221
20231
20241

Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 5. 47% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Touareg year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.

That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Touareg years.

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The 30 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Touareg by model year

Other 2013 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: August 18, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted