2015 Volkswagen Tiguan: problems, recalls and what it’s worth

Known problems on the 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan

No generation-wide weak spot is flagged in GarageIntel’s research for this year and model. A specific car can still have its own problems, so get it inspected.

2015 Volkswagen Tiguan recalls

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan. Repairs are free at a dealer for the brand, and a dealer can confirm by VIN which were already done.

• RecallFire risk

  If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

  Details 18V329000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.

  Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or Volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.

• Airbags

  Deactivated air bags increases the risk of injury.

  Details 19V535000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Tiguan and CC vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have a defective power supply capacitor that can result in air bag deactivation or inadvertent deployment of the air bags.

  Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install new software and replace the air bag ECU as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Z5.

• Airbags

  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of a seat-mounted air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

  Details 16V045000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 15, 2015, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 Audi Q5 vehicles manufactured January 13, 2015, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with driver and front seat passenger seat-mounted air bag inflators that may rupture in the event of a crash.

  Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began July 7, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69M1 (for Audi) and 69L9 (for VW).

• Equipment

  If the labels have incorrect weight and loading information, the operator may overload the vehicle which could cause vehicle instability, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Details 15V311000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Tiguan vehicles manufactured January 22, 2015, to March 20, 2015. These vehicles may be equipped with Certification labels that are missing the required tire pressure information and they may state incorrect weight and loading information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

  Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will correct the information on the certification label, free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01A5.

2015 Volkswagen Tiguan safety investigations and free repairs

No open safety investigations.

Free repairs to ask about (warranty extensions):

• Turbocharger: This supporting FAQ is for the Turbocharger Limited Warranty Extension Class Action Settlement.
• Steering: The model year chat was removed for VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
• Warranty extension: This Document informs dealers on the new intake manifold warranty extension for 2015 Eos, Tiguan and CC vehicles
• Airbags: This Document informs dealers of the new Airbag Control Module Warranty Extension
• Warranty extension: This technical bulletin was updated per powertain team and warranty team.

A dealer for the brand can check these by VIN.

Source: NHTSA, Sep 24, 2026.

2015 Volkswagen Tiguan safety and fuel

From NHTSA’s crash tests and the EPA’s fueleconomy.gov.

What owners complain about

62 complaints filed with NHTSA for this year and model, about average.

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