FaultScore

Worst years for a Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

Owners have filed 779 complaints about the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

280 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2025 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

34 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 A 34 0 0 Electrical System
2024 C 165 2 1 10,820 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 B 27 3 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 C 112 1 2 25,000 Brakes
2021 F 280 14 2 12,172 Electrical System
2020 C 161 4 1 6,500 Electrical System

What breaks on a Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 147 18.9%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2024

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 90 11.6%

Worst in 2021

Brakes 90 11.6%

Worst in 2021

Airbags 78 10.0%

Worst in 2021

Worst in 2021

Lights 27 3.5%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 2.6%

Worst in 2024

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 2.3%

Worst in 2020

Steering 17 2.2%

Worst in 2020

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 2.2%

Worst in 2024

Suspension 9 1.2%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 5 0.6%

Worst in 2020

Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Emergency Braking 56 46.7%
Adaptive Cruise Control 15 12.5%
Warnings 14 11.7%
Rearview System Braking 11 9.2%
Warnings 6 5.0%
Assist 5 4.2%
Body 5 4.2%
Blind Spot Detection 4 3.3%
Warning 3 2.5%
Wireless Charger/Cradle 1 0.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2020 peak 90 Aug 2026

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 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 Cross Sport

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.