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2017 Volkswagen Tiguan Air bags Problems

Complaints
30about this part
Share
39%of 76 total for the year
Median mileage
27,749miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan, 39% of the 76 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,749 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Purchased 05/19/2017. Horn and dashboard lights did not work in approximately 12/2017. Was repaired and told was a coil problem. Then on 04/12/18 it suddenly flashed all the dashboard and steering wheel lights in the middle of my driving and suddenly died on me when I turned into my driveway and the steering wheel got locked. Luckily happened near my driveway!! Had to be towed and told they fixed the battery problem. The next day it acted up again whereby the radio kept shutting off and coming back on! …”

NHTSA complaint #11088947, filed 2018-04, 26,000 miles

“The airbag light is on in my vehicle and it was not listed on the airbag recall list. Has there been an unpublished update on the recall? The car was idling in driveway.”

NHTSA complaint #11320923, filed 2020-04, 39,270 miles

“Airbag light went on at 56k miles. VW service told us it was a faulty airbag. I paid 2k to have passenger side airbag replaced. 500 miles later the airbag light came on again. I had VW service review the problem and this time they said it is the drivers side airbag. The car has never been in any accident. Airbags should last the life of the car and certainly not 57k miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11535621, filed 2023-07

“My airbag light has gone off for about 2 weeks now. There is no reason why it should be off because I have not been in an accident or done anything differently. I do not feel comfortable driving my car and have looked into recalls. Turns out there has been several recalls for Volkswagen tiguans 2017 in regards to recalls so I want this checked out asap.”

NHTSA complaint #11324204, filed 2020-05

“Hello,for three months I’m driving a car without a horn and air bag. The dealer claims that he’s waiting for a part , but this a safety issue the dealer should provide me with a car until they get the part to fix my car thank you very much for your time”

NHTSA complaint #11473362, filed 2022-07

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202613%
202559%
202411%
202323%
202252%
202121%
202011%
201974%
2018155%
20173039%
20163738%
20152845%
20144655%
20136345%
20123322%
20113019%
201033%
2009106%

Other parts of the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan

Engine
15 complaints
Steering
13 complaints
Electrical system
12 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology