Volkswagen Problem Records

Every Volkswagen model with a public problem record: owner complaints, recall campaigns, and defect investigations by model year, joined from NHTSA's files. 91 model years and 26,857 distinct complaints are on file.

Jetta9,407 complaints - 23 model years Passat7,220 complaints - 19 model years Beetle2,024 complaints - 9 model years Atlas1,933 complaints - 6 model years Tiguan1,771 complaints - 10 model years ID.4942 complaints - 3 model years CC754 complaints - 4 model years Routan709 complaints - 3 model years Golf474 complaints - 4 model years GTI470 complaints - 3 model years Taos433 complaints - 2 model years Atlas Cross Sport374 complaints - 3 model years Touareg231 complaints - 1 model years R32115 complaints - 1 model years

How to Read These Counts: complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not failure rates. Older and higher-volume vehicles accumulate more reports, and counts are not adjusted for vehicles sold - no per-sales rate or reliability ranking is shown, because the public data does not support one.

Data as of October 30, 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, recalls, and investigations files (U.S. Government public domain). DefectRecord is not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer. For your specific vehicle, use NHTSA's VIN lookup. Report an error.