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Volkswagen steering problems

Owners have filed 1,648 complaints with NHTSA about the steering on Volkswagen vehicles — 3% of everything reported about the brand, across 37 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Volkswagen Passat, worst in 2006.

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.

1,648

Complaints

3%

Share of all Volkswagen complaints

70

Crashes

8

Fires

Which Volkswagen models have the most steering problems

Passat 584 35.4%

Worst in 2006

Jetta 315 19.1%

Worst in 2012

Tiguan 184 11.2%

Worst in 2013

Atlas 87 5.3%

Worst in 2019

Routan 76 4.6%

Worst in 2009

CC 65 3.9%

Worst in 2010

Beetle 49 3.0%

Worst in 2012

Touareg 46 2.8%

Worst in 2004

Golf 45 2.7%

Worst in 2015

GTI 44 2.7%

Worst in 2009

ID.4 34 2.1%

Worst in 2021

Worst Volkswagen model years for steering problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2006 Volkswagen Passat 113 15% 63,500 B
1999 Volkswagen Passat 79 9% 64,004 A
1998 Volkswagen Passat 59 12% 58,500 B
2013 Volkswagen Passat 51 5% 61,125 A
2012 Volkswagen Passat 46 7% 68,000 A
2014 Volkswagen Passat 44 6% 40,000 A
2012 Volkswagen Jetta 41 6% 51,500 C
2013 Volkswagen Jetta 37 5% 55,950 A
2019 Volkswagen Atlas 35 5% 6,500 A
2009 Volkswagen Routan 34 7% 76,100 B
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan 27 12% 62,000 B
2015 Volkswagen Passat 26 7% 47,773 A
2000 Volkswagen Passat 25 4% 51,000 A
2009 Volkswagen Jetta 24 2% 90,000 B
2018 Volkswagen Atlas 24 4% 15,000 C
2010 Volkswagen Routan 23 6% 98,000 A
2011 Volkswagen Jetta 23 3% 50,000 D
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan 23 5% — A
2009 Volkswagen GTI 20 7% 84,000 A
2009 Volkswagen Passat 20 9% 59,000 B

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