2010 Volkswagen Tiguan exterior lighting problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I drove to a friends house and about two hours later got in the car and started to drive then 10 of my exterior lights all went out the same time. My footwell lights I cannot dim or brighten through the controls and back up sensor stopped working. I had no headlights while I was driving at night at…”
filed May 23, 2019
“I have been having this truck for 13 months now I have more than 20 payments still to make on this truck every time it rains the truck gets filled with water in the passenger side fills more than 5 gallons of water depending on how bad it rains my heated seats don't work am assuming it's due to the…”
filed May 2, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Due to a problem with the fuse for the exterior lights, the holder for the fuse that…Campaign 13V569000 · Nov 22, 2013
Exterior Lighting problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tiguan | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 8 | 6% |
| 2019 Tiguan | 10 | 5% |
| 2018 Tiguan | 16 | 6% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 2 | 2% |
| 2013 Tiguan | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 Tiguan | 39 | 24% |
| 2009 Tiguan | 15 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 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.