Volkswagen Beetle problems by model year
20 vehicle records, 2,243 complaints and 60 recall records across model years in this data build.
| Year | Complaints | With crash | With fire | With injury | Deaths | Recalls | Investigations | Communications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 422 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 518 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 552 |
| 2016 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 693 |
| 2015 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 965 |
| 2014 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,327 |
| 2013 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,337 |
| 2012 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,078 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 639 |
| 2010 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 633 |
| 2009 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 586 |
| 2008 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 431 |
| 2007 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 346 |
| 2006 | 124 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 319 |
| 2005 | 261 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 257 |
| 2004 | 349 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 220 |
| 2003 | 314 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 188 |
| 2002 | 165 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 185 |
| 2001 | 203 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 189 |
| 2000 | 263 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 188 |
Years with no complaints
2011. These records list no complaints; see each year for coverage notes. Zero is not confirmed where coverage is incomplete.
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