NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan Recalls
The 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 12, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 70
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V082000
- Reported
- February 12, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022, 2024 Tiguan, 1 other model
2023 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the forward collision avoidance (13%).
The 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine25
- Electrical System13
- Unknown Or Other12
- Forward Collision Avoidance9
- Power Train8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 23 |
Complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 23.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other Volkswagen Tiguan years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 70 complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Tiguan by model year
Other 2023 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted