2016 Volkswagen Tiguan Reviews

I am on my third car as an owner and absolutely love my choice as a Volkswagen tiguan owner. The SUV style fits my needs of storage and space but also is on the smaller side to aid with gas mileage. I am single without children and therefore do not next much space for those reasons. The gas mileage is decent and the car handles very smoothly. Not great in rain puddles but an absolute tank in the snow. Would definitely recommend this car to anyone looking for reliability.

I have had my 2016 Volkswagen tiguan for one year. I purchased it pre-owned from a dealership, with low mileage. I have not had any issues with it. I love the way it drives, it drives smoothly and stops on a dime. It also has plenty of trunk space. I purchased this vehicle after having a sedan for 7 years, and I wanted to upgrade to a bigger car but didn't want a full size SUV. This compact SUV is perfect for my needs, as it drives great in the snow like an SUV but is still small enough to fit in small parking spots, etc. I highly recommend the Volkswagen tiguan!

The 2016 tiguan Volkswagen is great for a family or friend trip. Adding comfort and luxury to your ride with optimal space needed for travel. The compact SUV is fully loaded from navigation, to heated front seats. The only flaw I have about this car is that the tires tend to be pretty squeaky from time to time, no matter how old or new. Nonetheless, maintenance on the car is rare but when needed extremely affordable. Definitely a great purchase for a long term reliable car.

I love my Volkswagen tiguan. It is the perfect-sized crossover SUV for my traveling, storing, and cargo space that I need. It offers useful 40/20/40-split-folding rear seatbacks that allow for one or two of the rear seats to still be left up for passengers. Also, the rear seats can be folding down and slide flat so that there is a large increase in cargo space. It has an extremely smooth and powerful 200-hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine that offers 21 mpg city and 26 mpg highway. It also has a gorgeous, classic, streamlined interior that boasts a very upscale feel than most comparable crossover SUVs.

It is a comfortable and sporty crossover with room for 5 passengers to sit comfortably. The trunk is spacious and we have packed up to 4 large suitcases or our two large dogs. The breaks can have issues sporadically so we ensure to get serviced by VW certified mechanics at least once a year. We have the leatherette seats in dark grey and they are comfortable, easy to clean, and do not get too hot in the summer. The cars ac is comfortable for the NW but would be weak for more southern states. We've never broke down and had a recall on the battery but that has been fixed by the supplier.

The Volkswagen tiguan has great reliability, comfort, and features. Having GPS features is very helpful, as well as CarPlay. The gas mileage is acceptable and the car is easy to drive. I have not had any problems with it recently, besides basic wear and tear. I do, however, wish that the trunk of the car was larger. There is not a lot of space to store things in the trunk. The seats are very comfortable though. My favorite thing about the car is how easily it drives, how comfortable it is, and how it looks. It is an SUV, but does not appear like a typical “mom” car. One thing I do not like is that when you have to fill up the tires, it does not tell you the actual psi. You have to enter manually that you have filled the tires to the specific psi that is needed. I wish that it showed you the psi for each tire. My old 2009 vehicle did that, so not sure why a 2016 vehicle does not provide that feature. I also wish that the vehicle sat up higher. It sits pretty low, lower than I would have wanted. Part of me wonders if I should have purchased a truck instead, so it sits higher and has more space. Despite this, I do enjoy the car and am happy with it overall. The very full sized sunroof is a great plus with this trim model. I highly recommend getting this feature on the vehicle.

This car has been very reliable. No problems so far. The technology in the car is pretty up to date. It has a touch screen and Bluetooth, and it is push to start. The seats are leather and heated. In the summer, since the leather is black, they can get a bit hot, but putting shades up help for the most part. The car gets heated up or cold down pretty quickly. A downside is the fact that it takes pretty expensive oil since it is a foreign car, but other than that it has been a very good car for me.

I have decided to buy this model of car because of the good reviews all over the world about the company. I choose the tiguan model because it is pretty spacious, I was pregnant when I bought the car so I was thinking that having a baby I will need more space in the car. It turned out perfect, we always drive my car when we take the baby because we have the car sit set up there and it is always more room in the trunk. I love it, such a good car, since I bought it I had no problems with it! 100% recommending!

Adequate for what it is. Very expensive maintenance repairs from Xenon headlight bulbs (day and night compared to yellow halogen bulbs in my other cars), an intake manifold, shocks, coolant flush, rear differential flush, decarbonizing the engine, and more. I do give it props for a rear hit-and-run accident that happened at a supermarket, the plastic lower bumper cover was only $150 making for a very affordable fix. The 18” tires are good, but the ride gets very bumpy over bad pavement. In snow, it’s okay, feels really rear wheel drive biased if you’re going up an icy hill, the rear end fishtails with the traction control off. It has a very easy to use navigation system and very good radio, but the speaker quality is a little dull. The sunroof shade is big, but doesn’t block enough sunlight, it reminds me of 200 doilies sewn together. The bulb out warning is useful, but note a dipped beam is a low beam, a rear side light is a trunk tail light, and the rear L/R turn signal is the outer brake/tail/directional bulb. The sun visor fell off at 55k, damaging the wiring harness that triggers the light to turn on and off when you open the vanity mirror, and it’s an expensive I don’t want to fix (you would have to peel down the airbag cover and the headliner, etc). I fixed it in the meantime with a new bolt. This car gets AWFUL gas mileage at stop and go traffic, like it has 4 extra cylinders, but does okay on the highway. It prefers premium and gets better mileage with premium fuel on the highway, but stop and go is still abysmal. I had a big issue with the horns failing every time it rained (there are 3, one on each side by the fog lights and one dead center under the windshield cowl that sounds like Roadrunner).The ones by the fog lights were the ones that failed. This vehicle is okay enough for 3-4 adults, but is very cramped. The trunk is ridiculously small until you remove the PITA tray that hooks onto the hatchback door. The vehicle nearly has 80,000 miles and I’m sadly looking to get rid of it. It’s a great driving car, but between gas and repairs, I’m put in the poor house. Oh and one more thing, don’t try and upgrade your A/C system to the dual zone, the car didn’t start and when it did, I had over 10 warning lights on. The fan knob fell off the old one and a few buttons like the rear defrost and recirculating were inoperative, so I sent the old one back and got a newer one that was the same type. Windshield needs to be replaced after a hub cap flew into it and made a big chip that looks like bird c**p on the passenger’s side. Power is strong off the line, but it is poor when passing a tractor trailer kicking up rocks (you really have to floor it to see an increase in speed). The TSI engines are known for timing issues at the end of their lives, and once that snaps, bye-bye car.

It is a very reliable vehicle-- I drive for long periods of time and it is never had any major malfunctions. The start button is my biggest complaint-- it is often temperamental, and will lead to a 2 minute attempt to get the car to fully start. Also, after you turn the car off, it continues to make noises that sounds like it is still running. Other than that, it is a very standard model that is comfortable and adaptable for many types of life. I feel as though it was worthy of the price I paid for it!

Let me just start by saying I LOVE my Tiguan. From the way she rides to how the fan cools itself down, I'm honestly obsessed! There so many random little features. When you have your windshield wipers on and you stop at a light, so do the wipers & as you speed up so do the wipers! AUTOMATICALLY! It's fantastic! My 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan SE has a touch screen media system that hooks up through Bluetooth with my phone. I'm able to answer my phone calls without taking my hands of the steering wheel! Not only is the exterior to die for but the interior gets even better, the leather seats are so comfy!

First off, the Tiguan is really fun to drive. It is quick and has great maneuverability. You can also put it in sport mode, if you really need to feel that rush. It also has the option to manually switch gears. Driving the Tiguan is a fun experience! The styling is also great. I love the tan leatherette seats - which are heated, a must have. The interior is clean and chic. My Tiguan is navy blue, my favorite color, and looks so sleek. Even though the 2018 model got a refresh, my 2016 still looks modern and stylish. The infotainment center stack is clean and easy to read. This is my first car with a touch screen and I may never go back buttons again. I love the Bluetooth integration as well as the USB port so I can play my music or take calls hands free. This is also my first car with a backup camera. What a great feature! I love being able to see what’s behind me as I reverse or back into a parking spot. I have named her veronica, and she is such a pleasure to zoom around town in. Really happy with my decision to go with VW!

I really enjoy my 2016 Volkswagen tiguan. The beige interior is stunning, it does not get too hot in the summer and it looks really good. They keyless start is very convenient and so is the feature when you open the door with your key on you it unlocks the door you are opening without having to fumble around with the key. The technology inside the car is very good and up to date. My phone automatically pairs when I get inside the car and my iPhone easily hooks up with the apple play which is very nice to have. The gas mileage is around 25 however the tank seems small; I often have to fill my tank up. One complaint is the car uses premium gas which can be expensive and I was not expecting that when I bought the car. The car rides very smoothly and it is not too loud on the highway. The sunroof is a great bonus it is so big you can see so much of the sky when you are in the car. Overall I really enjoy this car and all the features it comes with!

I absolutely love my vehicle, I have put about 40,000 miles on my vehicle within the last year and a half and I have had no maintenance issues nor performance issues besides regularly scheduled inspections and oil changes as directed. On many occasions, I have put about 1000 miles on my vehicle within a day's time in order to road trip extensive distances and I have had no issues with reliability. I know my vehicle will always get me where I am going. On these extensive and taxing journeys, my vehicle is extremely comfortable, having heated seating features, quality leather seats, and touch screen on board technologies that help me stay focused on the road while being comfortable. The sound system in the car is also quite good, in which the bass never actually reverberates in a way that hurts my ears. The color of my vehicle is a deep grey which I picked out myself on the line and the paint job has kept up very well over the last two years. There also is incredible trunk space, which has allowed me to use my vehicle for multiple moves over the last couple years as I have been bouncing around places to live. Just today, I threw a full sized bicycle in the trunk of my car with the second row of seats lowered and fit it inside the trunk easily. Speaking of second row of seats, my vehicle, per passengers and other friends, sits five people very comfortably regardless of the distance being traveled.