3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volkswagen dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. Check your Tiguan by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan, reporting 1 crashes. Volkswagen has issued at least 146 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My wife purchased herself a new 2025 Volkswagen Tiguen on June 20, 2025. On July 20, 2025 she hit a deer. The car sustained significant front end damage. Being that we live 45 minutes from the dealership we brought it to our local body shop, Petrella Bros. The damage total was over $13,000.00.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11682415
“The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly shifted into park(P) and the engine shut off. Additionally, the vehicle experienced phantom braking while reversing.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11764991
“The vehicle's automatic emergency-braking and parking-assistance systems intermittently activate when no collision is imminent. The vehicle unexpectedly stops, shifts itself into Park, and engages the electronic parking brake while moving at low speed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763654
“I brought my vehicle to the dealership because it was shifting itself into Park while I was driving. I have brought the car in four times. During the last two visits, the dealership performed a system update called **VW 47DM Collision Vehicle Software Update for Travel Assist/Emergency Assist**.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11758908
“On August 14, 2026, I brought my Volkswagen, with approximately 7,500 miles and still under warranty, to Bay Ridge Volkswagen, an authorized Volkswagen dealership in Brooklyn, NY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11757132
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volkswagen dealer.