2019 Volkswagen Tiguan service brakes problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving and starting to go into the turn lane on the right, to make a right turn, the car would not slow down, while pressing the brake the car would not slow, I could not turn at the speed and was unable to get back into the flow of traffic either , so was left driving into a guard wire…”
filed May 24, 2026
“Parking brake would not disengage and the shop told me it was because water was in the floor pan behind the passenger seat and it’s causing shorts In the electrical system. The cause of the water was diagnosed as a leaking sunroof. This has caused me loss of vehicle, time and too much money!”
filed Nov 5, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tiguan | 3 | 14% |
| 2025 Tiguan | 5 | 12% |
| 2024 Tiguan | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 Tiguan | 4 | 7% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 4 | 3% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 10 | 7% |
| 2018 Tiguan | 19 | 7% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 3 | 4% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 3 | 3% |
| 2015 Tiguan | 6 | 10% |
| 2014 Tiguan | 4 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 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.