Volkswagen recalls & problems

39 models with NHTSA safety records since 1990, sorted by number of owner complaints.

Model	Model years	Recalls*	Complaints	Crashes	Injuries
Jetta	1990–2026	193	9,922	473	575
Passat	1990–2022	134	7,707	227	244
Beetle	1998–2019	111	2,588	118	98
Tiguan	2009–2026	65	2,338	65	59
Atlas	2018–2026	77	2,025	39	59
GTI	1990–2025	74	1,401	43	82
Golf	1990–2023	144	1,386	51	61
ID.4	2021–2026	46	1,025	113	73
CC	2009–2017	41	982	37	27
Routan	2008–2013	9	782	16	47
Touareg	2004–2017	30	646	15	34
Taos	2022–2026	9	505	11	2
Atlas Cross Sport	2020–2026	53	496	17	9
Eos	2007–2016	21	425	13	8
EuroVan	1993–2003	6	215	7	7
New Beetle	1998–2004	10	190	12	13
Cabrio	1991–2002	7	186	21	18
Golf SportWagen	2015–2019	20	171	7	11
Jetta SportWagen	2009–2014	6	169	6	5
Rabbit	2006–2009	7	152	12	6
Corrado	1990–1995	14	149	2	12
R32	2004–2008	7	129	1	0
Golf Alltrack	2017–2019	4	100	1	3
Jetta Hybrid	2013–2015	6	100	4	1
Golf R	2013–2026	20	79	1	4
Volkswagen	1994–2003	0	58	3	4
e-Golf	2015–2019	11	55	0	3
Passat Wagon	2002–2010	11	48	2	3
Beetle Convertible	2008–2019	22	42	0	0
Arteon	2019–2023	6	41	1	0
FOX	1990–1993	9	39	0	0
Vanagon	1990–1991	4	22	0	0
ID. Buzz	2025	2	16	3	0
Golf Sportswagen	2015–2017	0	15	1	0
GLI	1990–2021	2	11	0	0
CABRIOLET	1990	4	8	0	0
Tiguan Limited	2018	0	6	0	1
Phaeton	2004	0	4	0	0
Touareg Hybrid	2011–2015	7	0	0	0

*Recalls are counted once per model year, so one recall covering five model years counts five times. Complaints are reports owners filed with NHTSA; more popular models get more complaints simply because more were sold.