2023 Volkswagen Tiguan Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 72 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan, 3% of the 72 complaints for this model year. 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 driving south bound on i95 express lane, the vehicle in front of me stopped abruptly. I attempted to break but was unable to do so. Also the emergency breaks/front vehicle collision warning did not activate. In order to avoid a head on collision, I swerved to the right and my front left side made impact to the other vehicle on their right back side. This impact cause my vehicle to spin out of the express lane and into the regular traffic 180 degrees causing me to be facing incoming traffic. …”
NHTSA complaint #11624981, filed 2024-11Related service bulletins
- 11034621Jun 11, 2026Inquiries
- 11030826Mar 2, 2026The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used…
- 11014956Feb 12, 2025This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: This hotfix is for multiple vehicles for…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 5 | 9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 3% |
| 2022 | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 7 | 4% |
| 2018 | 15 | 5% |
| 2017 | 30 | 39% |
| 2016 | 37 | 38% |
| 2015 | 28 | 45% |
| 2014 | 46 | 55% |
| 2013 | 63 | 45% |
| 2012 | 33 | 22% |
| 2011 | 30 | 19% |
| 2010 | 3 | 3% |
| 2009 | 10 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan
25 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsElectrical system
13 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsLane departure
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 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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