2018 Volkswagen Tiguan forward collision avoidance problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“One time the car Just Lost power on the freeway and the e-card engine light came on and the cat Ran rugh and stalled and jerked hard almost causing me to cause a serious accident...I took it to vw and explained the severity and they bypassed that And installed a new water pump..2months later the…”
filed Dec 11, 2025
“On September 19th 2025, while driving on the highway at normal speed, the instrument cluster fuel gauge misread the fuel level and indicated that the tank still had fuel. Without any warning light or low-fuel alert, the vehicle suddenly lost power because it was actually out of gas. I was traveling…”
filed Sep 24, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
customer reports that the vehicle performed an unwarranted Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB).
V4521012062957_7 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 25, 2026
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tiguan | 5 | 23% |
| 2025 Tiguan | 11 | 26% |
| 2024 Tiguan | 4 | 7% |
| 2023 Tiguan | 7 | 12% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 30 | 12% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 10 | 8% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 16 | 12% |
| 2019 Tiguan | 24 | 13% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 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.