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2000 Volkswagen Beetle airbags problems

The 2000 Volkswagen Beetle has 70 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

70

Airbags complaints

19%

Share of year

6

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Beetle airbags complaints by model year76 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 70 complaints2001: 40 complaints2002: 43 complaints2003: 62 complaints2004: 76 complaints2005: 33 complaints2006: 10 complaints2007: 15 complaints2008: 7 complaints2009: 5 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 32 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 42 complaints2016: 34 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 7 complaints
Beetle airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE GOING AT SPEED OF 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · July 17, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle have?

NHTSA has 70 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle airbags — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.