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Volkswagen acceleration problems

Owners have filed 1,274 complaints with NHTSA about the throttle and cruise control on Volkswagen vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 33 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volkswagen Jetta, worst in 2010.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,274

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

154

Crashes

9

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most acceleration problems

Jetta 365 28.6%

Worst in 2010

Passat 241 18.9%

Worst in 1999

ID.4 119 9.3%

Worst in 2023

Tiguan 94 7.4%

Worst in 2018

Beetle 86 6.8%

Worst in 2000

Golf 63 4.9%

Worst in 2001

Atlas 50 3.9%

Worst in 2021

CC 34 2.7%

Worst in 2010

Touareg 31 2.4%

Worst in 2004

Taos 31 2.4%

Worst in 2022

Routan 25 2.0%

Worst in 2009

Worst Volkswagen model years for acceleration problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 56 7% 13,000 F
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 33 6% 50,095 F
1999 Volkswagen Passat 32 4% 82,612 A
2006 Volkswagen Passat 32 4% 24,953 C
2010 Volkswagen Jetta 31 3% 40,000 A
2009 Volkswagen Jetta 29 2% 42,722 B
1999 Volkswagen Jetta 27 6% 80,000 C
2011 Volkswagen Jetta 26 3% 24,000 B
2004 Volkswagen Touareg 23 6% 8,000 A
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 21 5% 5,997 A
2022 Volkswagen ID.4 20 8% 5,000 F
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 19 3% 81,373 A
2001 Volkswagen Passat 19 3% 39,490 F
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 18 2% 52,000 A
2002 Volkswagen Jetta 17 2% 70,000 C
2022 Volkswagen Taos 17 3% 2,250 A
2002 Volkswagen Passat 16 2% 55,000 A
2013 Volkswagen Jetta 16 2% 24,585 B
2019 Volkswagen Jetta 16 2% 600 A
2000 Volkswagen Beetle 15 4% 86,000 C

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