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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WVGAV7AX6DW••••••2013 Volkswagen TIGUAN
That is about average for the 2013 Volkswagen TIGUAN — 3 complaints per build across 46 builds.
4on this build
132on the model
46builds in total
Most reportedSteering 3Air Bags 2Electrical System 2Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemApr 2025
My engine shut off my battery as I was driving. This forced my car to stop in the middle of the road. There wasn’t a battery sign or engine light on until after the event. This could’ve caused a wreck, especially if it would’ve happened on the highway. I also have a problem with…
SteeringSep 2024
Steering of the vehicle, gets stiff and looses the ability to drive smoothly, this happened after driving the car a couple of minutes, this put other people at risk because it happens when you start the vehicle and makes the steering hard to steer, also when the steering light…
SteeringApr 2020
I was driving my volkswagen 2013 tiguan down I-95 with my toddler daughter n the car when all of a sudden the steering wheel jerked very hard almost crashing us into another car. When I pulled over to safety the steering wheel light was on the dash lighting up along with a light…
SteeringJul 2015
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 volkswagen tiguan. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle shook and vibrated. As the contact attempted to make a turn, the steering lost power and the steering wheel and air bag warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WVGAV7AX6DW542504 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.