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Volkswagen body problems

Owners have filed 1,370 complaints with NHTSA about the body and structure 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 2001.

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.

1,370

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

73

Crashes

24

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most body problems

Jetta 362 26.4%

Worst in 2001

Passat 244 17.8%

Worst in 2002

Beetle 167 12.2%

Worst in 2003

ID.4 119 8.7%

Worst in 2023

Tiguan 112 8.2%

Worst in 2018

Golf 59 4.3%

Worst in 2015

GTI 45 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Atlas 43 3.1%

Worst in 2021

Routan 35 2.6%

Worst in 2009

Worst Volkswagen model years for body problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 60 7% 12,800 A
2001 Volkswagen Jetta 43 5% 46,500 B
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 39 9% 1,233 A
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 37 7% 67,000 B
2002 Volkswagen Passat 31 4% 44,800 A
2013 Volkswagen Passat 31 3% 40,100 D
2003 Volkswagen Passat 30 4% 40,500 A
1999 Volkswagen Jetta 26 5% 90,068 B
2001 Volkswagen Passat 25 4% 67,849 A
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 25 3% 77,000 A
2019 Volkswagen Jetta 22 3% 4,300 F
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 21 3% 55,000 A
2021 Volkswagen Atlas 21 3% 5,000 A
2003 Volkswagen Beetle 20 5% 42,500 B
2011 Volkswagen Jetta 20 2% 45,000 C
2002 Volkswagen Jetta 19 2% 65,000 B
2010 Volkswagen Jetta 19 2% 70,000 B
2000 Volkswagen Beetle 18 5% 97,500 C
2009 Volkswagen Routan 18 4% 7,100 C
1998 Volkswagen Beetle 17 6% 50,000 B

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