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P11AE on Volkswagen vehicles

P11AE is named on 25 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021): 502 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Atlas, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan and 1 more.

Powertrain 25 model years 502 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P11AE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment62—
2021 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment38—
2019 Volkswagen JettaEquipment33—
2019 Volkswagen PassatEquipment33—
2019 Volkswagen TiguanEquipment33—
2020 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment29—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment29—
2019 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment23—
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment22—
2018 Volkswagen JettaEquipment20—
2018 Volkswagen PassatEquipment20—
2020 Volkswagen JettaEquipment19—
2020 Volkswagen PassatEquipment19—
2020 Volkswagen TiguanEquipment18—
2019 Volkswagen BeetleEquipment16—
2018 Volkswagen TiguanEquipment14—
2021 Volkswagen JettaEquipment13—
2017 Volkswagen PassatEquipment13—
2018 Volkswagen BeetleEquipment12—
2018 Volkswagen AtlasEquipment10—
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment8—
2016 Volkswagen PassatEquipment7—
2018 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment5—
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTIEquipment4—
2017 Volkswagen JettaEngine2—

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 277 Engine 80 Structure 20 Electrical System 15
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Volkswagen filings that name P11AE

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P11AE. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P11AE means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P11AE is a manufacturer-specific code: the second character is a 1, which under the OBD-II standard hands the definition to whoever built the vehicle. The same code can mean one thing on a Ford and something unrelated on a Hyundai. Any site that prints a single definition for it is guessing.

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 P11AE a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 502 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P11AE on 25 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021). 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 P11AE appear on most?

2019 Golf / GTI (62 documents), 2021 Atlas (38 documents), 2019 Jetta (33 documents).

Does P11AE 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.