Sep 13, 2016AirbagsCrash1 injury
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 24 AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AND I WAS INVOLVED IN MVA. FRONT END OF VW TOUREG SMASHED INTO CONCRETE CENTER POST. TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH.
NHTSA ODI 10906075
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What 28 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Volkswagen Touareg
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (28)Crash / fire / injury (2)Fuel system (7)Engine (5)Steering (5)Electrical system (4)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (2)Brakes (2)Seat belts (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Engine & cooling (1)
1 of 28 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 28 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Volkswagen Touareg verdict →