NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 287
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Steering
- Campaign
- 26V590000
- Reported
- September 11, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,724
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 22V226000
- Reported
- April 6, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,553
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2022 Tiguan
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 21V732000
- Reported
- September 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Seat belts: front: webbing
- Campaign
- 20V724000
- Reported
- November 20, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,835
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 19V188000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tiguan, 3 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 18V824000
- Reported
- November 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Tiguan, 2 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 18V467000
- Reported
- July 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,457
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V375000
- Reported
- June 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 821
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 18V324000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,473
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Suspension: rear: shock absorber
- Campaign
- 18V262000
- Reported
- April 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,430
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Engine
- Campaign
- 18V159000
- Reported
- March 8, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 18V102000
- Reported
- February 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,768
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Tiguan
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 17V662000
- Reported
- October 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,509
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 287 owner complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the power train (17%) and the electrical system (16%).
1 of the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan's 14 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan owners gave the mileage (154 complaints), the median was 6,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine82
- Unknown Or Other52
- Power Train49
- Electrical System46
- Fuel/Propulsion System41
- Structure39
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 92 | |
| 2019 | 57 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 24 |
Complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 92. 69% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan drew 3.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Tiguan year in the same window: 1st highest of the 14 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Volkswagen Tiguan years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 287 complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2018 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted