r/Tiguan

I just got rid of my old subaru outback, and been thinking about getting a tiguan. Ive heard they are relatively reliable and capable SUVs, often overlooked for rav4s and crvs. Its 147 thousands clicks for about 12,000 canadian dollars (8700-ish USD, with no accidents according to the Carfax, and has the 2.0 TSI 4motion (for canadian winters) Wolfsburg trim. I know it may be bias to ask a forum about tiguans, cause im sure you all either love them or greatly appreciate them, but what do you honestly think about the car? Do you believe this is a fair deal? And if bought what are somethings I should know regarding maintenance, tips or anything to keep in mind.

Before I go down this path, I’m curious if anyone with an MQB Tiguan (I’ve a 2024 with a build date prior to 09/2023, so no concerns about SFD2) has made the following changes and if they’ve made driving dynamics more fun:

* Haldex AWD Settings to “more traction”

* Throttle Pedal Response to “responsive” - not sure if this is really any different than putting the shift lever to “S”

* Increased Engine Responsiveness to “Audi” - I’ve heard some reports that this will mess with ACC; anyone know about that?

* Steering Response to “automatic” - this seems like it makes the steering speed sensitive instead of being either “normal” or “sport”

First off, I have service scheduled with the dealer this weekend for my 20j mile service and the back up camera recall, so it’ll get addressed then.

In the meantime, has anyone had the front assist warning lights random come on? I’ve washed the car by hand and in a car wash to see if it was debris on the sensors and that didn’t work.

Scheduled to get the software update today. For those who have had it done (or techs that have done it), how long does the software update take?

Have some tight time windows to schedule around and would be nice to have good ball park before dropping off.

Hello all, I have at 21 tiquan at 81k miles. Yesterday I noticed that once I started it up first thing in the morning and let it run for a bit the idle would go to about 1000RPM then come back down. It would do it like 2 or 3 times and then stop. I’m wondering what it could be or if anybody else has experienced that?

Trying to figure out the issue - the car runs really smoothly, no traction loss or nothing. on the 401 or any normal highway, when Im at 110-120+, I can feel for a very small moment that the car is slipping/sliding toward a direction, idk if it's my hand movement, or whether something is wrong. it's my first time with a VW so just wanted to get an opinion - the car works smoothly and everything else seems great.

I have a 2024 Tiguan S, I bought in February 2025 I started having this last week. I got a new key fob battery but now I received the message again today. I can no longer electronically unlock my door from the outside. I have to use the key and place my key fob right where the ignition would typically be in order to start.

Is it my fob itself or a deeper problem that requires a trade in?

Has anyone had this issue resolved or any more details on it ? Main dealer has had the car twice now for 4-5 and has had no joy in replicating it.

where do yall go for oil changes

My car came with Verizon in the US. There are many cheaper SIM cards with better coverage like Mint Mobile, etc that are available now. Is it possible to change the built-in SIM?

Just checked the oil on my 2024 Tiguan, still golden brown. Last changed at 10k, now close to 14k. Been getting it changed every 5k and religiously only use top tier fuel. Oil level still at full mark too. Hopefully I got a good one with few issues.