Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 2018 Touareg.
The 2018 Volkswagen Touareg is the subject of this overview, a model year that sits immediately beyond the 2004–2017 complaint window for which direct complaint counts are available. Within that recorded history, the Touareg line reached its highest complaint volume in 2004 with 231 reports and its lowest in 2007 with just 9, giving researchers the full range of documented owner-reported issues to weigh. Because 2018 falls outside that dataset, this model year has no direct complaint figure here and functions as a boundary: any assessment of its reliability must be inferred from the preceding trend rather than drawn from a model-year-specific count.
0–60 mph, quarter-mile, horsepower and torque from independent road tests.
Independent road tests for the Touareg of this era, listed by trim and engine — this page spans more than one engine, so no single horsepower figure is shown.
| Year | Trim / engine | 0–60 | ¼ mile | HP | Drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | V6 Lux 3.6L V6 | 7.80 sec | 15.90 sec | 280 hp | AWD |
| 2015 | TDI Executive 3.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | 7.00 sec | 15.40 sec | 240 hp | AWD |
| 2013 | TDI Executive 3.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | 6.90 sec | 15.40 sec | 240 hp | AWD |
| 2013 | TDI Lux 3.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | 6.90 sec | 15.30 sec | 240 hp | AWD |
| 2011 | Hybrid 3.0L Supercharger V6 + Elec 34-kW 1.7-kWh | 5.90 sec | 14.50 sec | 380 hp | AWD |
| 2011 | Hybrid 3.0L Supercharger V6 + Elec 34-kW 1.7-kWh | 5.90 sec | — | 380 hp | AWD |
| 2011 | TDI Executive 3.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | 6.90 sec | 15.90 sec | 225 hp | AWD |
Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.
No recall campaigns on record with NHTSA for this vehicle as of the last data refresh.
Showing 1 of 1 bulletins on record with NHTSA.
| Bulletin | Date | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM 33-2019 | 2019-03-27 | Equipment | The part number listed in the document is to be returned if it meets the criteria… |
The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.
Decode factory build data for a specific vehicle by VIN.
Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.
NHTSA lists 0 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.