2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 12%of 110 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 93,176miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the steering of the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, 12% of the 110 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 93,176 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While merging onto oncoming traffic - on the freeway, taking a turn, my steering wheel locked. When this happened my car was heading straight into a curved concrete wall. I managed to slightly turn the wheel just enough to not hit the barrier. A red light in the shape of a steering wheel comes on. According to Volkswagen this is the power steering rack's scanner. The scanner just fails. There is no reason for the failure, it just fails.”
NHTSA complaint #11110483, filed 2018-07, 97,200 miles“We have had the power steering cut out multiple times in the vehicle. It has not happened while driving, the red power steering light seems to be on when we start it the second time for the day and doesn't always reset when restarting the car. We have yet to bring it to get fixed as the nearest dealer is 1200kms away.”
NHTSA complaint #10373644, filed 2010-12, 3,000 miles“I was driving down the freeway in my 2 month old 2010 Tiguan when a car in the left lane came over into my lane. I swerved to the right to avoid him hitting me and when I did the Tiguan started jerking back and forth (left to right and back) so hard that it jerked the steering wheel out of my hands. It was all I could do to keep the car going straight. I had to hold on so tight with both hands that I wasn't even able to let go long enough to honk at the other car.”
NHTSA complaint #10342337, filed 2010-07, 3,800 miles“I bought the vw Tiguan because it was rated #1 for safety but the morning of friday july 25 2014 as I was leaving to work I started my car but the power steering was gone completely. I could drive forward and back but the steering wheel did not move at all as iand the power steering failure light came on in the dashboard. The Tiguan is almost 4 yrs old with 73,000 miles. The age is the issue with this problem. This has me very concern because what if I was driving on the freeway and the power steering failed then? I could only imagine what could have happen. What if my children were with me? …”
NHTSA complaint #10618057, filed 2014-07, 73,000 miles“Steering wheel electronic controls stopped working for a few minutes. Next time the car was started, the air bag error light came on. There is a louder than normal brushing friction noise during steering, and a metallic ping upon the first turn of the steering wheel after startup that was reported to two vw dealers multiple times over the last two years. Dealers claimed not to hear anything. Issues were not addressed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10945122, filed 2017-01, 50,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10235284Apr 27, 2023This Document was revised. The model year chat was removed for VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
- 10181413Oct 2, 2020Mandatory fastener.
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 4% |
| 2022 | 26 | 9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 | 15 | 5% |
| 2017 | 13 | 17% |
| 2016 | 13 | 13% |
| 2015 | 9 | 15% |
| 2014 | 20 | 24% |
| 2013 | 27 | 19% |
| 2012 | 21 | 14% |
| 2011 | 14 | 9% |
| 2010 | 13 | 12% |
| 2009 | 15 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
50 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsExterior lighting
19 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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