Volkswagen problems & recalls
Volkswagen vehicles have drawn 49,362 consumer complaints and 689 recall campaigns across 64 models in NHTSA's files, led by the Jetta and the Passat.
49,362
NHTSA complaints
689
Recall campaigns
64
Models tracked
Jetta
Most complained
Which Volkswagen models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetta | 14,191 | 86 | ||
| Passat | 10,526 | 56 | ||
| Beetle | 3,621 | 40 | ||
| Tiguan | 3,491 | 37 | ||
| Atlas | 2,996 | 47 | ||
| Golf | 2,099 | 60 | ||
| GTI | 1,949 | 34 | ||
| ID.4 | 1,781 | 26 | ||
| CC | 1,359 | 12 | ||
| Routan | 1,249 | 8 | ||
| Touareg | 945 | 12 | ||
| Atlas Cross Sport | 783 | 30 | ||
| Taos | 765 | 8 | ||
| Eos | 550 | 7 | ||
| Cabrio | 302 | 5 | ||
| EuroVan | 282 | 6 | ||
| Rabbit | 267 | 21 | ||
| New Beetle | 262 | 5 | ||
| Golf SportWagen | 246 | 9 | ||
| Jetta SportWagen | 234 | 2 | ||
| Corrado | 186 | 6 | ||
| Golf Alltrack | 153 | 4 | ||
| R32 | 152 | 4 | ||
| Jetta Hybrid | 138 | 3 | ||
| Golf R | 120 | 16 | ||
| FOX | 105 | 5 | ||
| e-Golf | 90 | 9 | ||
| Volkswagen | 90 | 2 | ||
| Passat Wagon | 69 | 3 | ||
| Arteon | 59 | 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 | ||
| Redundant Us Jetta | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.