Worst years for a Volkswagen Rabbit
Owners have filed 267 complaints about the Volkswagen Rabbit with NHTSA across model years 1980 to 2009. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2006 Volkswagen Rabbit18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Volkswagen Rabbit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | D | 123 | 10 | 5 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 2008 | C | 35 | 4 | 8 | 69,650 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 78 | 4 | 3 | 73,500 | Brakes |
| 2006 | C | 18 | 0 | 3 | 35,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1980 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
What breaks on a Volkswagen Rabbit
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volkswagen Rabbit, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Volkswagen Rabbit
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.