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Volkswagen seat problems

Owners have filed 843 complaints with NHTSA about the seats on Volkswagen vehicles — 2% of everything reported about the brand, across 26 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volkswagen Jetta, worst in 2003.

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.

843

Complaints

2%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

23

Crashes

255

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most seat problems

Jetta 377 44.7%

Worst in 2003

Passat 215 25.5%

Worst in 2003

Beetle 58 6.9%

Worst in 1998

Atlas 44 5.2%

Worst in 2018

Worst Volkswagen model years for seat problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Volkswagen Jetta 103 19% 55,000 F
2002 Volkswagen Jetta 102 12% 45,450 F
2003 Volkswagen Passat 98 12% 46,200 F
2004 Volkswagen Passat 35 10% 75,000 F
2001 Volkswagen Jetta 27 3% 49,000 A
2006 Volkswagen Jetta 25 3% 106,500 D
2004 Volkswagen Jetta 22 7% 90,000 F
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 17 3% 99,000 F
2018 Volkswagen Atlas 17 3% 3,500 F
2002 Volkswagen Passat 16 2% 49,107 F
2005 Volkswagen Passat 13 8% 81,500 F
1998 Volkswagen Beetle 12 4% 64,000 C
1998 Volkswagen Passat 12 3% 91,000 B
1999 Volkswagen Beetle 11 4% 47,500 F
2007 Volkswagen Jetta 11 4% 87,500 F
1999 Volkswagen Passat 10 1% 52,376 A

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Seat problems on other brands