8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$1,040
Average Mileage:
58,800 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace water pump and engine seal (2 reports)
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan cooling system problems

cooling system problem

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2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Owner Comments

problem #2

Dec 202016

Tiguan TSI

  • Manual transmission
  • 65,286 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Engine light … went to Dealer only to find the water pump failed.

- Anthony M., Jupiter, FL, US

problem #1

Dec 262017

Tiguan S 2.0L

  • Manual transmission
  • 52,237 miles

Second water pump failure on this vehicle ...first time at 36552 miles replaced under warranty; new pump failure 18 months later at 52237 miles .... second replacement VW covered.

Update from Jul 30, 2018: this was SECOND qwater puimp fialure on this vehicle... first on05/10/16 at 37132 miles and then seoond at 52237 miles ...15000 miles between replacemenmt... major job, requires new water pump and repalcemnt of under-enginen oil pan (pump ios undddr the engine).... dealer cot of repaior (covered under warranty $2000).

- Martin C., Irvine, US

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