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P0011 on Volkswagen vehicles Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded

P0011 is named on 7 Volkswagen model years (2016): 32 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Beetle, CC, Jetta, Passat and 2 more.

Powertrain 7 model years 32 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment11—
2016 Volkswagen BeetleEquipment6—
2016 Volkswagen CCEngine3—
2016 Volkswagen JettaVisibility/Wiper3—
2016 Volkswagen PassatFuel/Propulsion System3—
2016 Volkswagen TiguanPower Train3—
2016 Volkswagen TouaregEquipment3—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Equipment 13 Steering 5 Fuel/Propulsion System 3 Air Bags 2
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Volkswagen filings that name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0011. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0011 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Volkswagen and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0011 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 32 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0011 on 7 Volkswagen model years (2016). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Volkswagen models does P0011 appear on most?

2016 Golf / GTI (11 documents), 2016 Beetle (6 documents), 2016 CC (3 documents).

Does P0011 on a Volkswagen mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.