2025 Volkswagen Tiguan Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 4%of 57 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 vehicle speed control of the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan, 4% of the 57 complaints for this model year.
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 problem occurred immediately after picking my car up from a valet on 5/17/2026 around 9:00pm. The valet had pulled my car up to the front of the Seattle Park ‘N Fly Valet by Sea-Tac airport. I pulled out onto International Blvd, and within a few seconds, the accelerator pedal became completely unresponsive. I was able to coast the car into the Denny’s parking lot just north of the valet lot (about 0.2 mi north of the valet). Everything else seemed to work just fine, except for the accelerator pedal (brakes worked just fine). …”
NHTSA complaint #11738451, filed 2026-05“Started noticing issues within first week of purchase. Cruise control will not increase nor decrease speed when set. Steering wheel controls will not advance or decrease speed. Intermittent problem. First service dealer could not replicate. Second service dealer contacted VW assist and was advised to replace steering wheel buttons. Did not fix problem. Third service VW assist advised to replace clock spring and wiring harness. Part still on back order almost a month later. Meanwhile, vehicle now rapidly decreases or advances speed on own while cruise control is set. …”
NHTSA complaint #11698408, filed 2025-11Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 6% |
| 2022 | 14 | 5% |
| 2021 | 5 | 3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 3% |
| 2019 | 14 | 7% |
| 2018 | 21 | 7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 4% |
| 2012 | 3 | 2% |
| 2011 | 4 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 4% |
| 2009 | 8 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan
18 complaintsForward collision avoidance
14 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsSteering
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