Volkswagen Tiguan Mk1 (2007-2016) Reliability & Common Problems | WhatBreaks

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Tiguan Mk1 (2007-2016)

mainstreampetrol38 mpgins. grp 18140-200 bhp0-60: 8.5s

Running

~£1914/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~14yr old)

Low mi (98k)£5.9k

Avg mi (140k)£4.9k

High mi (196k)£2.7k

> Top failure modes

[HIGH]Dual mass flywheel~80k mi£700-1200

[MED]Coil springs~96k mi£100-200

[MED]Ball joints~113k mi£80-180

[CRIT]DSG mechatronic~75k mi£1000-2000

[CRIT]Timing belt + water pump~80k mi£450-700

[CRIT]Turbo (TDI)~90k mi£900-1500

suspension▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▆▆▆▇▆██15.8%

tyres▁▂▂▃▃▃▄▅▆▆▆▇▇▆▆█▇▆▆▆▅7.5%

brakes▁▂▃▃▃▃▄▄▄▅▅▅▆▅▆▅▅▅▆█▇4.6%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.85

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