Worst years for a Volkswagen Routan
Owners have filed 1,249 complaints about the Volkswagen Routan with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2014. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2009 Volkswagen Routan460 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2012 Volkswagen Routan115 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Volkswagen Routan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | A | 115 | 2 | 0 | 78,000 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | B | 302 | 9 | 4 | 69,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | C | 359 | 5 | 7 | 71,500 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | C | 460 | 7 | 5 | 66,000 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Volkswagen Routan
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2009
Worst in 2009
Worst in 2010
Worst in 2009
Exactly what failed on a Volkswagen Routan
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Volkswagen Routan, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Volkswagen Routan 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 Routan
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.