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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
25%of 57 total for the year
Median mileage
3,620miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan, 25% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,620 miles.

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.

“I got into the middle lane, getting ready to turn left. I was going about 15-20 mph, when I got into the middle lane, the Emergency Brake came on and slammed my car into park. The master technician experienced the problem. There was no warning lamps, but there were symptoms that lead up, like trying to back up or go forward when turning on the vehicle and it deploying the emergency brake and putting it into park MULTIPLE times.”

NHTSA complaint #11716748, filed 2026-02

“This car has several issues and I could only select a few. Electrical: the infotainment system disconnects from Wireless car play at random when you drive the vehicle. It then returns a Wifi error on screen and you cannot use car play any longer on both android and iOS. Additionally, the electronic system will reboot when the car is in use. In my case, it always happens on the freeway when driving 75 MPH. The entire car dash is electronic, no buttons. …”

NHTSA complaint #11753497, filed 2026-07

“My car has 842 miles on it. There have been multiple occasions where it breaks on its own. When I am backing out of my driveway, there is a neighbors tree that is close to the driveway and a small branch causes. The emergency brake to go on in your head to slam into the back of the seat. When making a left hand turn on a 4 lane road with nothing in the road it has break causing you to fly forward. I’ve only had the car for a few months and multiple times it has done this.”

NHTSA complaint #11750870, filed 2026-07

“Since buying the car in August 2025, I've had multiple issues. Ive had a noise coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle, brought it in and they could not identify the issue or fix it, to this day I still have this noise coming from the front passenger side. Furthermore, I've had numerous hazard lights come on the dash, lasting 2-4 days and then disappearing and reappearing later on. These lights include the check engine light, oil leaks, and not allowing the car to drive over a certain limit due to engine issues. …”

NHTSA complaint #11721247, filed 2026-03

“The automatic emergency braking feature comes on when it shouldn’t; but it instead, throws me into park and puts on the emergency brake. The date 6/28/25 is just the first time it happened. Its happened multiples times (upward of 15), and I’ve physically had the car for less than 3 months (it’s been in the shop for just under a month, total). It’s very jarring when it happens and is so dangerous and happens so often, I don’t even want to drive it. The front assist fault light has been illuminated and turns off when I restart the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #11686988, filed 2025-09

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Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20261026%
20251425%
202468%
2023913%
20223412%
2021118%
20201611%
20192513%
2018124%
201711%
201611%

Other parts of the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan

Electrical system
18 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 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