Volkswagen Beetle problems reported in North Carolina
141 of the 3,621 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Beetle came from North Carolina, most often about the airbags.
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.
141
Complaints from North Carolina
6
Crashes
5
Fires
2003
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
33
23.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain
24
17.0%
Electrical System
18
12.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
14
9.9%
Engine & Cooling
12
8.5%
Lights
6
4.3%
Other & Unspecified
5
3.5%
Body & Structure
5
3.5%
Brakes
5
3.5%
Seats
4
2.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
2.8%
Seat Belts
3
2.1%
By model year
1998 Beetle
12
8.5%
1999 Beetle
8
5.7%
2000 Beetle
21
14.9%
2001 Beetle
5
3.5%
2002 Beetle
9
6.4%
2003 Beetle
22
15.6%
2004 Beetle
14
9.9%
2005 Beetle
18
12.8%
2006 Beetle
4
2.8%
2007 Beetle
6
4.3%
2008 Beetle
1
0.7%
2009 Beetle
3
2.1%
2010 Beetle
1
0.7%
2012 Beetle
2
1.4%
2013 Beetle
4
2.8%
2014 Beetle
7
5.0%
2015 Beetle
2
1.4%
2016 Beetle
1
0.7%
2018 Beetle
1
0.7%
Cities reporting most
Asheville
13
19.1%
Durham
9
13.2%
Chapel Hill
7
10.3%
Raleigh
7
10.3%
Thomasville
6
8.8%
Gastonia
5
7.4%
Elizabethtown
4
5.9%
Jacksonville
4
5.9%
Charlotte
4
5.9%
Winston-Salem
3
4.4%
Smithfield
3
4.4%
Walnut Cove
3
4.4%