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2018–2026 · 9 model years

Volkswagen Atlas recalls & problems by year

77 recalls and 2,025 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints2019484 complaints
Most recalls202117 recalls
Crashes reported39in owner complaints
Injuries reported590 deaths
Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year
01252503755002018: 466 complaints, 17 recalls2019: 484 complaints, 12 recalls2020: 27 complaints, 4 recalls2021: 482 complaints, 17 recalls2022: 185 complaints, 7 recalls2023: 142 complaints, 5 recalls2024: 176 complaints, 8 recalls2025: 51 complaints, 5 recalls2026: 12 complaints, 2 recalls201820192020202120222023202420252026
Model yearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2026 Atlas5★21–23 mpg2120010
2025 Atlas5★20–22 mpg5511000
2024 Atlas5★20–23 mpg817672100
2023 Atlas5★20–23 mpg51424060
2022 Atlas5★19–23 mpg71853220
2021 Atlas5★18–22 mpg1748291120
2020 Atlas5★19–22 mpg4270000
2019 Atlas5★19–22 mpg1248470100
2018 Atlas5★19–24 mpg1746680180

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 system497
  • Engine377
  • Air bags375
  • Service brakes351
  • Unknown or other312
  • Forward collision avoidance309
  • Fuel/propulsion system145
  • Exterior lighting127