Volkswagen Beetle

Data updated 2026-08-02

COMPLAINT TREND

Complaints per year, Volkswagen Beetle Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2019 highlighted. 1998: 171 complaints 1998 1999: 174 complaints 2000: 263 complaints 2001: 203 complaints 2001 2002: 165 complaints 2003: 314 complaints 2004: 349 complaints 2004 2005: 261 complaints 2006: 124 complaints 2007: 56 complaints 2007 2008: 60 complaints 2009: 33 complaints 2010: 30 complaints 2010 2012: 65 complaints 2013: 90 complaints 2014: 50 complaints 2014 2015: 83 complaints 2016: 47 complaints 2017: 15 complaints 2017 2018: 16 complaints 2019: 14 complaints 2019
2019: 14 complaints
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YearComplaints
1998171
1999174
2000263
2001203
2002165
2003314
2004349
2005261
2006124
200756
200860
200933
201030
201265
201390
201450
201583
201647
201715
201816
201914

BEST YEARS

▲ 2010 ▲ 2009 ▲ 2016

WORST YEARS

■ 2004 ■ 2003 ■ 2000

RECALLS

32 distinct recall campaigns on file across all model years.

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