Worst years for a Volkswagen Atlas
Owners have filed 3,037 complaints about the Volkswagen Atlas with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2018 Volkswagen Atlas671 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Volkswagen Atlas year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | B | 79 | 3 | 0 | 5,550 | Electrical System |
| 2024 | C | 265 | 12 | 3 | 16,663 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 194 | 6 | 0 | 33,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 289 | 8 | 5 | 31,390 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | D | 762 | 16 | 1 | 12,000 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | A | 51 | 0 | 0 | 78,000 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | D | 711 | 13 | 0 | 8,730 | Airbags |
| 2018 | D | 671 | 13 | 0 | 16,850 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Volkswagen Atlas
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Atlas
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volkswagen Atlas, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volkswagen Atlas problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Volkswagen Atlas
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.