Volkswagen problems by model and year
48 model families; 404 vehicle records, 30,571 complaints and 907 recall records across model years in this data build.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | With crash | With fire | With injury | Deaths | Recall records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetta | 2000-2027 | 8,961 | 393 | 264 | 377 | 17 | 114 |
| Passat | 2000-2025 | 6,356 | 200 | 261 | 174 | 6 | 105 |
| Tiguan | 2005-2027 | 2,294 | 65 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 65 |
| Beetle | 2000-2019 | 2,243 | 87 | 71 | 61 | 3 | 60 |
| Atlas | 2018-2027 | 1,996 | 38 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 77 |
| GTI | 2000-2027 | 1,343 | 41 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 61 |
| Golf | 2000-2024 | 1,180 | 41 | 18 | 47 | 1 | 87 |
| ID.4 | 2021-2026 | 1,005 | 110 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 42 |
| CC | 2005-2017 | 983 | 37 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| Routan | 2008-2015 | 784 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| Touareg | 2003-2018 | 645 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| Taos | 2021-2027 | 495 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Atlas Cross Sport | 2020-2027 | 483 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 53 |
| EOS | 2005-2017 | 425 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| Golf Sportwagen | 2013-2020 | 172 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Jetta Sportwagen | 2005-2017 | 171 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Rabbit | 2005-2013 | 152 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| R32 | 2004-2011 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| NEW Beetle | 2000-2010 | 127 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Golf Alltrack | 2017-2019 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Eurovan | 2000-2004 | 97 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Golf R | 2012-2027 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Cabrio | 2000-2011 | 77 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| E-Golf | 2015-2020 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Passat Wagon | 2000-2010 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Arteon | 2019-2024 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Beetle Convertible | 2000-2019 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Volkswagen | 2000-2016 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf Sportswagen | 2015-2017 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ID. Buzz | 2025-2026 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phaeton | 2004-2006 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jetta Wagon | 2002-2005 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiguan Limited | 2018-2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passat TDI | 2015-2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polo 1.6 Comfortline | 2011-2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beetle Convertible TDI | 2015-2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beetle TDI | 2015-2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf A7 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf Wagon | 2010-2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW Beetle Convertible | 2006-2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passat CC | 2009-2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarek | 2021-2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Touared-2 | 2008-2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Touareg 2 | 2004-2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Touareg Hybrid | 2011-2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| US Jetta | 2020-2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Passat | 2020-2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| XCH90 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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