2013 Volkswagen Touareg Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 18,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg, 3% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,400 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.
“The steering wheel has a shake, shimmy, or vibration between 70-80mph. 72mph being the most obvious. It also tends to pull mostly to the right. It currently is in for its 2nd attempt at repair. The first was a remount and rebalance of all 4 wheels as well as cleaning the hubs. This was to comply with their own internal TSB. I was told that it was fixed and it is not. I'm waiting to pick it up.”
NHTSA complaint #10717211, filed 2015-05, 18,400 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11025440Oct 14, 2025Cautions about using aftermarket transmission flush machines and aftermarket transmission fluids.
- 11025439Oct 9, 2025Diagnosing Manual Transmission Noise
- 11008861Sep 17, 2024Fluid requirements
- 11008851Sep 17, 2024Engine Misfire Diagnostic Aid
- 11008860Sep 11, 2024Manual transmission noise diagnosing
- 10238310Jun 21, 2023Automatic Transmission Fluid Requirements
- 10238309Jun 15, 2023Noise Diagnostic for Manual Transmission vehicles.
- 10218953Aug 25, 2022Manual transmission noise diagnostic assistance
- 10214473Jun 14, 2022Auto Trans fluid requirements.
- 10188558Mar 3, 2021Transmission Fluid requirements updated to include additional model year applicability.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 3% |
| 2012 | 3 | 11% |
| 2011 | 1 | 6% |
| 2010 | 2 | 8% |
| 2009 | 2 | 11% |
| 2008 | 3 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 11% |
| 2006 | 5 | 14% |
| 2005 | 10 | 13% |
| 2004 | 50 | 22% |
Other parts of the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Touareg
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.
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