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Volkswagen problems by model year

What Volkswagen owners report to NHTSA, year by year, with the service bulletins, recalls and repairs that fit. Pick a model year.

Each bar is the owner complaints on file with NHTSA for that model year. NHTSA has no sales count, so a bigger bar may only mean more cars were sold. Do not use it to rank models.

A model year gets a page when it has 200 or more complaints on file. 60 other Volkswagen model years with recalls have fewer, so they are not listed.

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  Jetta

  2010 to 2019 · 3,416 complaints · 24 recalls · most reported: electrical system

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 9 other years have fewer.

  • 2019551 complaints11 recalls
  • 2014388 complaints6 recalls
  • 2013518 complaints6 recalls
  • 2012500 complaints5 recalls
  • 2011607 complaints7 recalls
  • 2010852 complaints4 recalls
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  Passat

  2012 to 2015 · 2,070 complaints · 17 recalls · most reported: air bags

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 7 other years have fewer.

  • 2015243 complaints7 recalls
  • 2014594 complaints10 recalls
  • 2013749 complaints9 recalls
  • 2012484 complaints11 recalls
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  Atlas

  2018 to 2021 · 1,432 complaints · 35 recalls · most reported: electrical system

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 6 other years have fewer.

  • 2021482 complaints17 recalls
  • 2019484 complaints12 recalls
  • 2018466 complaints17 recalls
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  Tiguan

  2018 to 2022 · 561 complaints · 18 recalls · most reported: engine and engine cooling

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 14 other years have fewer.

  • 2022273 complaints5 recalls
  • 2018288 complaints14 recalls

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Source: NHTSA complaint files, checked October 29, 2026. Counts are owner reports as filed.