Recalls
Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.
No recalls on record for this model
No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.
Owner complaints by system
Unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA, grouped by the part of the car. Useful for spotting patterns. Open a group to read recent examples.
Engine & powertrain
280
Most reports here involve sudden stalling. Of these, 9 mention a crash, 6 mention an injury.
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Because of recall, car was not engaged in park completely like it stated after I got out it rolled away down the hill and hit a tree, therefore the recall caused my accident. Yes the problem has been confirmed it is a recall. No it has not been inspected by dealer or police. Volkswagen will not engage in any further investigations they say it's my fault. There were no warning lamps.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11656916 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Electrical & infotainment
210
Most reports here involve electrical shorts. Of these, 4 mention a crash, 2 mention an injury.
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The f16 fuse in the engine bay that connects power to multiple exterior lights as well as the abs brake system melts and melts part of the fuse tray. This is the same thing that happens with the vw Tiguan in campaign am97. Look into am97 as this can ruin your abs brake system. This should be recalled and fixed. This picture is not mine but is exactly what happened.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11633929 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Brakes
24
Most reports here involve loss of braking. Of these, 1 mention a crash.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11764869 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Steering, suspension & tires
43
Most reports here involve premature wear. Of these, 4 mention a crash, 1 mention an injury.
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Was driving about 25-30mph when we heard a pop sound and the car started to become very hard to control. Everytime I would press the brakes the car would become even harder to control. I tried to turn into a driveway to see what happened and the car jerked and caused us to go into a deep ditch. The front passenger tire hit a concrete water drain and the car stopped abruptly. Impact caused the rim to completely break in half and also snapped the front axel in half. The tow truck driver informed us that the drivers rear axle trailing arm was broke in half and he had never seen anything like that before. That night we learned of the recall for that exact part. Over the weekend I've had a chance to go out and look a little better under the rear of the car and it appears to have the steel inlay piece that was supposed to fix the recalled part. The welding is terrible and most of it is rusty so it's been broken for a while it seems. I pulled a car fax on the vehicle and it has went in several times for maintenance at various car dealerships but it doesn't seem that anyone put the fix in the system for it. It has definitely been repaired but nothing shows that. We are waiting on insurance to look at the car. It is available as of right now to be seen. No warning lamps were on in the car. This accident could have resulted in major injuries or even death if they wouldn't have hit the ditch. I have a ton of pictures if you need more. The police did come but didn't file a report because it was a 1 car accident.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11487509 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Airbags & seat belts
38
Most reports here involve airbags not deploying. Of these, 9 mention a crash, 5 mention an injury.
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Air bag light came on showing both driver and passenger airbags off without having any collision then pulled into gas station, car was fine pumped gas and tried to start vehicle and couldn't turn key further than interior lights. Was locked in ignition. Also had all brake pads and rotors replaced 1.5 years ago, now service center says they need replaced again already. Diagnostics from VW shoe ignition switch lock cylinder malfunction needs replaced.there are recalls for the airbags and ignition switch cylinder and brakes for my exact year, month,make and model(11 recalls) but shows 0 recalls under vin. Vw wants to charge me $1,200 to fix what should be free under recalls.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11586964 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Structure & body
30
Most reports here involve fluid leaks.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11571769 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov
Other systems
15
Most reports here involve other issues. Of these, 1 mention a crash, 2 mention an injury.
Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11531243 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov