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Every Volkswagen sold in the U.S., one page per nameplate and one per model year: recalls, owner complaints, crash ratings, EPA data and trim specs, each value traced to its file.

14 Nameplates sold in the U.S.
88 Model years 2016–2027
334 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
8,389 Complaints owner reports, all years
10 Graded A of 13 current model years
Every nameplate →Active advisories (13)Every Volkswagen recallVolkswagen window sticker by VIN
Volkswagen Jetta — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Volkswagen Jetta · Photo: Kevauto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Volkswagen nameplate

Source: newest model year’s grade top-right
A 2016–2027 · Gas Jetta 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2016–2027 · Gas Tiguan 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2018–2027 · Gas Atlas 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints C 2021–2026 · Electric ID.4 2 recalls on the 2026 · 0 complaints A 2022–2027 · Gas Taos 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2019–2024 · Gas Arteon 0 recalls on the 2024 · 0 complaints C 2016–2019 · Gas Beetle 3 recalls on the 2019 · 15 complaints C 2016–2017 · Gas CC 3 recalls on the 2017 · 4 complaints B 2016 · Gas Eos 2 recalls on the 2016 · 4 complaints A* 2021–2027 · Gas GLI 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2016–2027 · Gas Golf / GTI 0 recalls on the 2027 · 0 complaints A 2025 · Electric ID. Buzz 2 recalls on the 2025 · 16 complaints A 2016–2022 · Gas Passat 0 recalls on the 2022 · 13 complaints A 2016–2017 · Gas Touareg 1 recall on the 2017 · 24 complaints

Which Volkswagen years to avoid, by nameplate

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road, critical recalls and advisories first
Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid best 2023 · check hardest 2019 · 8 model years rankedVolkswagen Tiguan years to avoid best 2016 · check hardest 2018 · 8 model years rankedVolkswagen Atlas years to avoid best 2019 · check hardest 2021 · 6 model years rankedVolkswagen Arteon years to avoid best 2020 · check hardest 2021 · 5 model years rankedVolkswagen Beetle years to avoid best 2016 · check hardest 2018 · 4 model years rankedVolkswagen Golf / GTI years to avoid best 2021 · check hardest 2018 · 8 model years rankedVolkswagen Passat years to avoid best 2022 · check hardest 2018 · 7 model years ranked
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Active park-outside / do-not-drive advisories

2026 Atlas Do not drive2026 ID.4 Do not drive2024 ID.4 Park outside2023 ID.4 Park outside2021 Atlas Do not drive2020 Atlas Do not drive2019 Golf / GTI Do not drive2019 Jetta Do not drive2018 Atlas Do not drive2018 Beetle Do not drive2018 Golf / GTI Do not drive2018 Passat Do not drive2018 Tiguan Do not drive

Where to go next

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