Turbocharger Failure

9.3

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$3,460
Average Mileage:
121,000 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace turbocharger and manifold (2 reports)
  2. replace turbo (1 reports)
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan engine problems

engine problem

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2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Owner Comments

problem #3

Dec 012021

Tiguan

  • Automatic transmission
  • 160,000 miles

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

Had to replace the Turbo. It was expensive AF. I'd like to share more details, but I don't know enough about it except that it was ridiculously expensive to fix. We figured something was wrong when the car started having trouble accelerating.

- Stephanie D., Crowley, TX, US

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problem #2

Dec 232019

Tiguan LE 4Motion 2.0t

  • Automatic transmission
  • 117,000 miles

Stock Turbos on the Tiguan fail in multiple ways. Ours was the electronic waste-gate controller.

- Patrick M., Beacon, NY, US

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problem #1

Sep 062019

Tiguan SE 2.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 86,000 miles

I had to replace the turbocharger and manifold assembly at a cost of $2,858 with a 1 year warranty.

- hockey-mike, Franklin, US

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