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Volkswagen equipment problems

Owners have filed 527 complaints with NHTSA about the equipment on Volkswagen vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 23 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volkswagen Jetta, worst in 1994.

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.

527

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

11

Crashes

13

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most equipment problems

Jetta 206 39.1%

Worst in 1994

Passat 108 20.5%

Worst in 2002

Beetle 67 12.7%

Worst in 1998

ID.4 34 6.5%

Worst in 2023

Golf 33 6.3%

Worst in 1995

Worst Volkswagen model years for equipment problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1994 Volkswagen Jetta 28 17% — C
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 24 4% 38,000 A
2010 Volkswagen Jetta 23 2% 65,000 A
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 21 2% 11,738 A
1995 Volkswagen Jetta 20 6% — A
2001 Volkswagen Jetta 20 2% 49,337 A
2002 Volkswagen Passat 18 2% 12,400 B
2002 Volkswagen Jetta 17 2% 52,000 C
1998 Volkswagen Beetle 14 5% 50,000 C
1998 Volkswagen Jetta 12 5% 50,000 B
2003 Volkswagen Passat 12 1% 22,205 A
1999 Volkswagen Beetle 11 4% 23,000 C
1995 Volkswagen Golf 10 12% — A
2004 Volkswagen Beetle 10 2% 61,583 A

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