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2020–2026 · 7 model years

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport recalls & problems by year

53 recalls and 496 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints2021165 complaints
Most recalls202114 recalls
Crashes reported17in owner complaints
Injuries reported90 deaths
Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year
0501001502002020: 108 complaints, 11 recalls2021: 165 complaints, 14 recalls2022: 78 complaints, 7 recalls2023: 19 complaints, 6 recalls2024: 101 complaints, 8 recalls2025: 25 complaints, 5 recalls2026: 0 complaints, 2 recalls2020202120222023202420252026
Model yearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2026 Atlas Cross Sport5★22–23 mpg200000
2025 Atlas Cross Sport5★21–23 mpg5250000
2024 Atlas Cross Sport5★22–23 mpg81013110
2023 Atlas Cross Sport5★20–23 mpg6191000
2022 Atlas Cross Sport5★20–23 mpg7781100
2021 Atlas Cross Sport5★19–22 mpg141659170
2020 Atlas Cross Sport5★19–22 mpg111083110

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

  • Electrical system159
  • Unknown or other96
  • Forward collision avoidance91
  • Engine89
  • Service brakes87
  • Air bags81
  • Fuel/propulsion system40
  • Exterior lighting32