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Volkswagen seat belt problems

Owners have filed 580 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Volkswagen vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 30 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volkswagen Jetta, worst in 1999.

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.

580

Complaints

100%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

56

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most seat belt problems

Jetta 188 32.4%

Worst in 1999

Passat 84 14.5%

Worst in 1990

Beetle 78 13.4%

Worst in 2004

Tiguan 44 7.6%

Worst in 2018

Golf 42 7.2%

Worst in 1989

Atlas 32 5.5%

Worst in 2018

Worst Volkswagen model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1999 Volkswagen Jetta 25 5% 64,000 F
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 16 4% 4,444 A
2004 Volkswagen Beetle 14 3% 35,851 C
2009 Volkswagen Jetta 14 1% 67,720 B
2018 Volkswagen Atlas 13 2% 16,520 A
2002 Volkswagen Beetle 12 5% 65,000 C
2001 Volkswagen Beetle 11 4% 54,000 A
2003 Volkswagen Beetle 11 3% 62,668 F
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 11 1% 68,000 A
2010 Volkswagen Jetta 11 1% 55,500 F
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 10 2% 97,000 F

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