Volkswagen Problems, Recalls and MPG by Model Year

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CarBrief has 26 Volkswagen model year pages across 6 models. Open a model to compare its years, or go straight to a model year for owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings.

Atlas

2018 466 complaints, 17 recalls
2019 482 complaints, 12 recalls
2021 645 complaints, 17 recalls
2026 11 complaints, 2 recalls

Beetle

2006 125 complaints, 3 recalls
2008 60 complaints, 3 recalls
2012 65 complaints, 6 recalls
2013 101 complaints, 6 recalls

Golf/GTI

2012 89 complaints, 6 recalls
2013 82 complaints, 5 recalls
2015 322 complaints, 14 recalls
2016 237 complaints, 14 recalls
2017 301 complaints, 7 recalls
2025 0 complaints, 1 recall

Jetta

2012 527 complaints, 6 recalls
2013 633 complaints, 7 recalls
2014 441 complaints, 7 recalls
2015 197 complaints, 8 recalls

Passat

2012 484 complaints, 11 recalls
2013 749 complaints, 9 recalls
2014 594 complaints, 10 recalls
2015 244 complaints, 7 recalls

Tiguan

2016 97 complaints, 2 recalls
2017 76 complaints, 4 recalls
2018 292 complaints, 14 recalls
2019 193 complaints, 5 recalls