Volkswagen Atlas problems reported in California
286 of the 2,991 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Atlas came from California, most often about the brakes.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
286
Complaints from California
9
Crashes
3
Fires
2018
Worst model year
What failed
Brakes
51
17.8%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
46
16.1%
Airbags
39
13.6%
Engine & Cooling
38
13.3%
Electrical System
37
12.9%
Other & Unspecified
23
8.0%
Fuel & Propulsion
8
2.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
8
2.8%
Lights
7
2.4%
Steering
7
2.4%
Seats
5
1.7%
Body & Structure
4
1.4%
By model year
2018 Atlas
98
34.3%
2019 Atlas
59
20.6%
2020 Atlas
3
1.0%
2021 Atlas
42
14.7%
2022 Atlas
42
14.7%
2023 Atlas
14
4.9%
2024 Atlas
28
9.8%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
12
14.6%
Riverside
10
12.2%
Sacramento
9
11.0%
Bakersfield
8
9.8%
ELK Grove
6
7.3%
Santa Maria
6
7.3%
SAN Jose
6
7.3%
Aliso Viejo
5
6.1%
Lake Forest
5
6.1%
Corona
5
6.1%
Murrieta
5
6.1%
Lakewood
5
6.1%