NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 84
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015, 2017 Tiguan, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Tiguan, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V441000
- Reported
- July 21, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,389
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2013 Tiguan
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 84 owner complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on September 1, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the air bags (55%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the steering (24%).
1 of the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags46
- Electrical System22
- Steering20
- Engine11
- Unknown Or Other9
- Service Brakes4
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 23. 18% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Tiguan year in the same window: 14th highest of the 14 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Tiguan years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 84 complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2014 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted