Volkswagen Tiguan 5N 103TDI (2008-2012) (page 2 of 2)

I have purchased my Tiguan TDI in 2009 brand new. The first 12 months of ownership have been in eventful. The car is comfortable, drives great and aside from a small boot its quite spacious.
Unfortunately in the following three years of ownership the car proved rather costly with numerous expensive problems.
From faulty sensors, blocked particle filter, to blown turbo and blown starter motor. Its rare that i get any change from $1000 when i take my car to a vw workshop. All parts are priced at a premium.
The most recent service - brake disc...Read more

Purchased a 2.0 tdi in April 2012. At delivery car had 60 psi in tyres. This is shipping pressure that dealer did not even check before handover. Suspension turned out to be way to harsh for Melbourne roads. After 6 months, a bad smell came through ventilation, and dsg started shifting roughly, blue tooth does not switch off after leaving the vehicle sometimes. this was not fixed. One day mistakenly put 8 liters of petrol in diesel tank, but realised mistake and did not start vehicle, towed to dealer. vortex diesel/vortex premium. in a hurry, r...Read more

I purchased my tdi auto in 2010 . It is used for business and has done 117823 ks. The car is on its 3d transmission and i have had ongoing problems with the pollution control and the coolant. Vw has been excellent and have given me replacement cars while parts are flown in but the local dealer is awful. It takes about a week on average to get a booking, they never seem to have the parts in stock or ring you when they have a problem . I have called in several times to pick up my car at the end of the day only to be told that it was not ready, ...Read more

We both have each over 30 years driving, the Tiguan sofar was our worst car.
We bought the Tiguan 2.0 TDI with automatic gearbox in 2009 after test driving a few SUV's. First we started off with two recalls for door looks and injector lines. After 2 years the radiator split in half, the car had to be picked up and sent to to the dealer for repair. After driving through a nail from the building site next door we found the car with two flat tyres on one side in the mornning in the garage. The car was then jacked up on the VW supplied jack. Th...Read more

Our diesel Tiguan has been the worst vehicle we have ever owned. From the 1st month we have had mechanical, build quality and dealer issues. The turbo blew at 99000K and they wanted $4500 to repair it. 6 weeks of disagreeent reduced it to an $800 bill. The expensive roof racks have been replaced 3 times because the end caps just blow off. The dealer blames VW and of course VW blames the dealer. The air-conditioning is primitive and under powered. It is either hot or cold and cold takes 15mins. The parking sensors are intermittent. The servicing...Read more

Purchased a diesel 6-speed automatic in June 2008 and have done 70,000 km so far. In general I've been very happy with the car but there were 2 significant problems identified when the car was 3 1/2 years old (and therefore out of warranty):
- defective remote key (dealer quote to fix was $227)
- intermittent failure of air conditioning to provide cool air (dealer quote to fix was $2,680).

To their credit, Volkswagen Australia agreed to fund most of the repairs as a "good will" gesture with me left to pay $24 for the key and $334 for the a...Read more

After wanting a Subaru Forester Diesel for some time, I had a chance to drive both it and the Tiguan. Wow, what a difference. The Germans make an exceptional vehicle. It feels solid, drives on the road like a Golf (test drove one to compare), corners almost as well as my beloved Peugeot it replaced, and looks elegant. What made me choose the Tiguan over the Forester was: 1) The plastics inside look and feel of higher quality than in the Suby, like they'd age well. 2) the Tiguan engine noise was quieter and gearbox smoother in changes than the S...Read more

I waited 4.5 months for my manual diesel Tig, but it was worth it.
I bought it for the safety rating, the fuel economy, and how it looked.
It drives really nicely, it's big enough without feeling like you're sailing the Titanic down the highway, and feels sturdy. Has never missed a beat. Am overall very happy with the Tigs.
My first one was written off in a crash (T-boned other car at 60km/h) with no injury other than seatbelt bruising, so am very happy with safety. Some nice touches - unlocked the child locks on the back doors, automatical...Read more

Great little SUV with adequate space for my wife and I on country trips. Quiet highway cruising. Brilliant suspension on our bouncy country roads. The boot seems bigger than it looks. The rear seat accommodation is good with deep footwells. The front seats are woeful. I struggled to believe there is no adjustable lumbar support. I cut some high density foam cushions and slipped them under our after-market seat covers. These work well but should not be necessary on a $40,000 vehicle in 2011, especially after paying $1000 for a comfort pack!

T...Read more

Pretty happy - miles better than anything else in class ie. subaru, honda and rav. 30,000 kms of mostly commuting has been pretty painless - but it's a squeeze to go away on the weekends - absolutely need the roof pod. Need a bigger boot. For what it is it's expensive to service - $700 for basically a change of fluids. In laws bought same but auto and this works better with 103kw diesel - manual is okay - and I'm not a fan of auto but have to admit the auto/diesel combo is a winner. Would I buy another? Without a bigger boot and without more en...Read more