2009 Volkswagen Tiguan power train problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The engine reached 100k miles in the second week of April 2022. After that, I tried to turn on the vehicle, and the engine did not respond. I took my car to the mechanic, and he told me that the car needed an engine replacement. This is very strange since the vehicle had an excellent maintenance…”
filed Apr 22, 2022
“Vehicles timing chain tensioner failed causing the engine to stop running. Timing gain tensioner failed causing severe engine damage. While merging onto freeway engine lost all propulsion causing vehicle to lose acceleration due to issue. Almost caused an accident with a semi truck as vehicle was…”
filed Feb 14, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tiguan | 4 | 18% |
| 2025 Tiguan | 4 | 9% |
| 2024 Tiguan | 4 | 7% |
| 2023 Tiguan | 7 | 12% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 41 | 16% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 11 | 8% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 5 | 4% |
| 2019 Tiguan | 17 | 9% |
| 2018 Tiguan | 49 | 18% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 5 | 7% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 3 | 3% |
| 2015 Tiguan | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.