Used 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan Consumer Reviews
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Good every day driver
Ed smith, 01/17/2016
updated 07/18/2017
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Tiguan is has well controlled ride, good performance, good cargo space with easy to fold back seats. Size is perfect for secure hi way driving while being convenient for around town.
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Nice Car but Under Powered
gregw01, 01/07/2013
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
16 of 32 people found this review helpful
I've had my 2013 Tiguan for 2 months now and the new car shine is wearing off. The car is under powered and lacks any pep. Conversely, to another reviewers comments about the weird shifting being improved. It must have been really bad in the past because my Tiguan really shifts weird, especially on hills. The Tiguan suffers from an issue in the 4Motion control in that it cannot distinguish between a steep hill and unsafe driving conditions. The car slows down dramatically taking away acceleration control up/down on steep hills. Not a car for the mountains!
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Piece of poop
Mark G, 10/24/2018
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4dr SUV w/Sunroof (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought my vw feb 24, 2018 68,000 from Carmax.. today it is oct 24,2018 75,000 I’m 5 months into a 6 year lease and it looks like the car may be done for. Cars running funny it’s shacking white driving my Mechanic said it’s probably the Timing chain tensioner failure there clicking noise coming from engine. Did some research it’s a known problem
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Satans Chariot
Jules, 03/23/2023
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
I don't even know where to begin with this POS. Honestly, had a true honeymoon phase with this car in the beginning. Everything was great, everything was problem free. I bought the car used at 56k miles. I got about 2 years of this car being good to me. Then it said, "GOOD LUCK!" and decided to become my worst nightmare. First, the turbo went, gas mileage fell and performance overall was just not fun. I do not quite remember how much the turbo cost to fix. But, I'm in college-everything is expensive. Then, it was leaking oil. Nobody could find the issue but my oil kept disappearing to the point I was getting very loud knocking and sputtering. GREAT! Then, out of nowhere, the speakers stop working. I have one speaker in the rear passenger door that works still. Let's be clear; I've never put volume above 12. The base level, off-brand sound system is crap anyways, loud music sounded horrendous. Then, AGAIN, OUT OF NOWHERE, a rust crack starts to appear on my passenger door. Just started to grow one day. I have no idea why, there was never a dent or crack. After that I was plagued with a leaky tire for god knows what reason. I replaced the tire three times. I'm assuming it was a problem with the rim. Still, why were there no problems with a leaking tire for the first two years, and then all of the sudden?? I don't parallel park often but when I do, it's fantastic. Not a single thing on gods green earth has touched this rim while I have owned it. Next Chapter: engine misfiring at 80,000 miles. Now the grand reveal; LEAKING SUNROOF. A problem so persistent in these cars yet NOBODY seems to talk much about it. I am talking about pushing my hand down on the floor and water pooling up to above my wrists. Apparently, it is a faulty drain tube that shrinks with age and breaks. Many have noted that a fix is not a permanent fix and it is very time-consuming and EXPENSIVE (they quoted me starting at $2000 just to take the car apart and find the source) if taken to the dealer who are the only people who 100% know how to do it. There may be some other fanatics out there that can do it. So, you can only imagine that this leak has caused extensive electrical problems. Power seats don't work, heated seats don't work, airbag failure light is on, tire pressure failure light, backup lights went out, traction control failure. I'm sure there is more to come. Now, I have taken this car in early every time it needed an oil change, never let a warning light go unchecked, did necessary mileage maintenance, even did extensive washing on winter days when there was a lot of salt on the ground, always used gas over 91. I WINED and DINED this car. Zero reward. Also; no, the rust issue and speaker issue happened long before my car was a victim of self-induced flooding. The car has literally been falling apart piece by piece. I hate it. I hate it so much. And one more thing: it's pretty cheap looking. When it's new and clean, sure, it has a certain appeal. Once it's lived in, it looks terrible. Small seats, metal brackets showing everywhere, plastic everywhere, just terrible. Willing to pay someone to steal it.
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One Tough Tiguan
Tim Hopkins, 12/01/2018
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 4Motion 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Great handling and very responsive. Very well equipped and great looking.
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