Selling a junk Volkswagen Touareg
Any Touareg sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Volkswagen Touareg
NHTSA has 945 owner complaints on file for the Volkswagen Touareg, model years 2004 to 2017, the 289th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are fuel system (151, 16%), engine (105, 11%), electrical system (102, 11%). 22 complaints involved a crash, 30 a fire, and 10 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 53,950 miles. The 2004 model year has the most complaints (373). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is fuel system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Volkswagen Touareg by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 373 | Electrical system | 16 | 14 | 4 | 48,041 |
| 2005 | 106 | Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70,000 |
| 2006 | 52 | Fuel system | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70,000 |
| 2007 | 9 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 73 | Fuel system | 1 | 10 | 4 | 95,000 |
| 2009 | 25 | Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 37 | Fuel system | 1 | 2 | 1 | 62,400 |
| 2011 | 20 | Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2012 | 37 | Fuel system | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70,000 |
| 2013 | 42 | Steering | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39,675 |
| 2014 | 35 | Steering | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 35 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43,115 |
| 2016 | 67 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21,565 |
| 2017 | 34 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Volkswagen Touareg recalls
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for fuel system (3), seat belts (2), other (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2017 model year, other (campaign 21V321000, May 2021): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were so…
- 2011 model year, other (campaign 18V329000, May 2018): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles.…
- 2004 model year, fuel system (campaign 17V583000, Sep 2017): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2004-2007 Touareg vehicles. These gasoline-powered vehicles have a fuel filter flange that may crack, allowing fuel to leak.
- 2007 model year, fuel system (campaign 17V151000, Mar 2017): Volkswagen Group of America Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Touareg vehicles. The fuel filter flange may crack and allow fuel to leak out.
- 2016 model year, tires (campaign 16V243000, Apr 2016): Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toureg vehicles manufactured July 7, 2015 to March 3, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may be …
What a Volkswagen Touareg is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Touareg on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Volkswagen Touareg worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Touareg gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Volkswagen Touareg that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Volkswagen Touareg?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Volkswagen Touareg numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.