NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 20, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 144
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V514000
- Reported
- July 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,091
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Tiguan, 5 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 22V226000
- Reported
- April 6, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,553
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020, 2022 Tiguan
Suspension
- Campaign
- 22V176000
- Reported
- March 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,119
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Tiguan, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V038000
- Reported
- February 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V716000
- Reported
- November 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 144 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the engine (38%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (8%).
None of the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan's 5 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 26,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine54
- Unknown Or Other30
- Electrical System25
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
- Forward Collision Avoidance11
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 41 | |
| 2026 | 39 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 41. 44% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Tiguan year in the same window: 5th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 144 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted