Volkswagenproblems & recalls
Volkswagen vehicles have drawn 48,903 consumer complaints and 687 recall campaigns across 64models in NHTSA's files, led by the Jetta and the Passat.
48,903
NHTSA complaints
687
Recall campaigns
64
Models tracked
Jetta
Most complained
Which Volkswagen models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetta | 14,146 | 86 | ||
| Passat | 10,515 | 56 | ||
| Beetle | 3,621 | 40 | ||
| Tiguan | 3,367 | 37 | ||
| Atlas | 2,863 | 46 | ||
| Golf | 2,095 | 60 | ||
| GTI | 1,937 | 34 | ||
| ID.4 | 1,720 | 26 | ||
| CC | 1,359 | 12 | ||
| Routan | 1,249 | 8 | ||
| Touareg | 945 | 12 | ||
| Atlas Cross Sport | 751 | 29 | ||
| Taos | 740 | 8 | ||
| Eos | 550 | 7 | ||
| Cabrio | 302 | 5 | ||
| EuroVan | 282 | 6 | ||
| Rabbit | 267 | 21 | ||
| New Beetle | 262 | 5 | ||
| Golf SportWagen | 242 | 9 | ||
| Jetta SportWagen | 234 | 2 | ||
| Corrado | 186 | 6 | ||
| Golf Alltrack | 153 | 4 | ||
| R32 | 152 | 4 | ||
| Jetta Hybrid | 138 | 3 | ||
| Golf R | 113 | 16 | ||
| FOX | 105 | 5 | ||
| e-Golf | 90 | 9 | ||
| Volkswagen | 90 | 2 | ||
| Passat Wagon | 69 | 3 | ||
| Arteon | 58 | 6 | ||
| Vanagon | 57 | 15 | ||
| CABRIOLET | 55 | 6 | ||
| Beetle Convertible | 48 | 6 | ||
| Golf Sportswagen | 24 | 0 | ||
| GLI | 23 | 2 | ||
| Scirocco | 23 | 16 | ||
| ID. Buzz | 13 | 2 | ||
| Jetta Wagon | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phaeton | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tiguan Limited | 11 | 0 | ||
| Quantum | 10 | 4 | ||
| Jetta GLI | 3 | 0 | ||
| Camper | 2 | 6 | ||
| Dasher | 2 | 5 | ||
| Jetta Tdi | 2 | 0 | ||
| Type Iii | 2 | 7 | ||
| 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Passat Tdi | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polo 1.6 Comfortline | 1 | 0 | ||
| Westphalia | 1 | 0 | ||
| 115 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 411 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Convertible | 0 | 3 | ||
| Karman Ghia | 0 | 5 | ||
| Super Beetle | 0 | 1 | ||
| Syncro | 0 | 3 | ||
| Thing | 0 | 3 | ||
| Touareg Hybrid | 0 | 3 | ||
| Type I | 0 | 16 | ||
| Type Ii | 0 | 13 | ||
| Type Iv | 0 | 2 | ||
| Us Jetta | 0 | 0 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.