2011 Volkswagen Tiguan Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 4%of 162 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 23,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the brakes of the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, 4% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 23,500 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.
“The parking brake sets itself whenever the vehicle is in park. Also, when you depress the brakes and come to a stop, it will not roll forward or move until the gas is pressed. The necessity of pressing the gas to move at all is also the case in reverse.”
NHTSA complaint #10509303, filed 2013-04, 37,000 miles“Sporadic, complete brake failure. Brakes fail to catch, petal depressed to the floor does not initiate any braking. Once brakes are completely released and pushed again brakes finally catch. This issue occurs at different speeds, sometimes right after car is started, other times after it has been running a while. Has occurred 5-7 times in the last year. Vw technicians cannot reproduce, so will not do anything to fix. Lucky there has been enough stopping distance in the previous instances to pus the brakes twice, but this presents a safety hazard to those in the Tiguan and surrounding cars.”
NHTSA complaint #10482584, filed 2012-10, 10,000 miles“The brakes will completely fail. The peddle goes just about all the way to the floor when pressed. There still is a small amount of braking and the vehicle slows down but nothing like when the brakes work right. Now this happens at the most random times. It won’t do it for months then start doing it out of the blue. When we bought it used it was doing this all the time. Our mechanic said it needed the brake sensors replaced and it could use pads and rotors. I visually inspected them and he was right so we said do it all. We got the vehicle back and it was great. …”
NHTSA complaint #11768456, filed 2026-10“The clock spring sound a lot, when you do a turn , and it sound a lot , moving the wheel, the brakes have a sound when you are go in down the hill , seems like the car want to stop ,like some body is pushing the brakes.”
NHTSA complaint #11327455, filed 2020-06“2011 Volkswagen Tiguan. Consumer states malfunction of electronic parking brake the consumer was driving down the highway at 50 MPH. Moments before, coffee from an over-filled cup had spilled into the recessed area where the electronic parking brake switch was located. When the consumer reached for some napkins, the vehicle suddenly came to a screaming halt in the middle of the lane. The engine was still running, but the brakes would not release. …”
NHTSA complaint #10424855, filed 2011-09Related service bulletins
- 10186589Jan 26, 2021A/C requirements, update to title.
- 10181413Oct 2, 2020Mandatory fastener.
- 10180603Sep 25, 2020Antilock brake function test direction.
- 10180101Sep 4, 2020Antilock brake function test direction.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 16% |
| 2025 | 6 | 11% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 6% |
| 2022 | 9 | 3% |
| 2021 | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 | 11 | 8% |
| 2019 | 24 | 12% |
| 2018 | 21 | 7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 3% |
| 2015 | 6 | 10% |
| 2014 | 4 | 5% |
| 2013 | 7 | 5% |
| 2012 | 11 | 7% |
| 2011 | 6 | 4% |
| 2010 | 6 | 5% |
| 2009 | 8 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
63 complaintsElectrical system
47 complaintsExterior lighting
39 complaintsAir bags
30 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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