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Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan misfire / rough idle reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe misfiring cylinders or rough idling on the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Misfire / rough idle reports
3%
share of complaints
8,000 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Misfire / rough idle in other Tiguan years

2011 Tiguan5
Tiguan misfire / rough idle by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan report before drawing conclusions.