KNOWN FAULT · Volkswagen

Assist systems that switch off for a while with a fogged or dirty front camera (Golf and Tiguan): not a fault

Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.

Engine / equipment: Volkswagen Golf GTI and R and Tiguan 2.0 TSI
Period mentioned: Golf 2026–2027 and Tiguan 2025–2027 (US model years)
Symptoms: Front Assist, traffic sign recognition or Travel Assist are limited or unavailable for a while and then come back; the garage cannot reproduce it.
Possible cause described: The front camera view is briefly blocked (fogged windscreen, dirt, bad weather or poor light) and the assist systems switch off; Volkswagen says it is not a system fault and that U112200 entries may be stored in the adaptive cruise control unit (bulletin 91-26-05).
Check for the garage: Keep the windscreen area in front of the camera clean and demisted; if the assist systems come back by themselves, no parts need replacing.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Sources from the original database

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How much does it cost to repair this fault?

No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.

A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

How is it checked?

Keep the windscreen area in front of the camera clean and demisted; if the assist systems come back by themselves, no parts need replacing.

What are the symptoms?

Front Assist, traffic sign recognition or Travel Assist are limited or unavailable for a while and then come back; the garage cannot reproduce it.

Which cars and years does it affect?

Which fault codes appear?

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