Originally Posted by madRiver
Originally Posted by SJUMBA
I love the looks, value and features of the Jetta, but VW reliability...………..
I was expecting my wife's 2018 Tiguan to be terrible and many dealers visits. After 20k not a single rattle or issue just recalls/updates at 10k and 20k service. Flawless for us but a short time I know.
The car we wanted called the 2018 Atlas does have subpar reliability according to consumer reports though its first year. The 2018 Tiguan is average according to Consumer Reports and recommended SUV now. Oddly the CRV I thought she would buy but refused and did not like the 2018 Honda CRV also has average reliability according to Consumer Reports.
so.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I have 2011 Tiguan, 75K, no major issues. Only issue was ventilation relay which is uber cheap and not hard to replace.
I did changed chain tensioner as a precaution, but that affects only 2.0T until mid 2012.
Atlas is brought to the market too fast. They needed a major hit to address drop in sale after dieselgate. I was thinking it before I got Sienna. Although it has by far best sounding engine in segment, power is nowhere to be found. Actually my Sienna feels much more potent than Atlas. It drives better than other SUV's in segment, but they rushed it too fast to the market.