Model Year Scorecard · NHTSA + EPA data
Volkswagen model years compared
Every Volkswagen model in the catalogue (1949–2027), with owner complaints, recall campaigns, urgent advisories and fatal-crash involvement summed across all model years. Open a model to see its years side by side and the best and worst year called out.
Volkswagen models ranked by complaints
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Urgent | Fatal (FARS) | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetta | 1980–2026 (47) |
9,984
|
78 | 1 | 1,199 | 27.2 |
| Passat | 1990–2022 (32) |
7,702
|
53 | 1 | 612 | 23.6 |
| Beetle | 1950–2019 (52) |
2,591
|
32 | 1 | 242 | 27.9 |
| Tiguan | 2009–2027 (19) |
2,247
|
37 | 1 | 342 | 23.8 |
| Atlas | 2018–2026 (9) |
1,951
|
47 | 1 | 113 | 21.7 |
| Golf | 1985–2021 (35) |
1,437
|
53 | 1 | 104 | 26.7 |
| GTI | 2006–2026 (21) |
1,403
|
34 | 1 | 92 | 26.9 |
| ID.4 | 2021–2026 (6) |
991
|
25 | 2 | 11 | 106.7 |
| CC | 2009–2017 (9) |
983
|
12 | — | 19 | 24.3 |
| Routan | 2009–2014 (6) |
784
|
8 | — | 25 | 19.6 |
| Touareg | 2004–2018 (15) |
645
|
11 | — | 49 | 19 |
| Taos | 2021–2026 (6) |
473
|
8 | — | 27 | 31 |
| Atlas Cross Sport | 2020–2026 (7) |
466
|
30 | 1 | 26 | 20.9 |
| Eos | 2007–2016 (10) |
425
|
7 | — | 29 | 24.4 |
| EuroVan | 1992–2009 (16) |
219
|
6 | — | 1 | 15.5 |
| Cabrio | 1995–2002 (8) |
187
|
5 | — | 10 | 23.9 |
| Golf SportWagen | 2010–2019 (9) |
171
|
9 | 1 | 16 | 29.3 |
| Rabbit | 1975–2009 (14) |
163
|
20 | — | 39 | 23.3 |
| R32 | 2003–2008 (3) |
129
|
3 | — | 3 | 19.5 |
| Golf Alltrack | 2017–2019 (3) |
99
|
4 | 1 | 15 | 24.7 |
| Golf R | 2012–2026 (12) |
79
|
16 | — | 24 | 24.3 |
| e-Golf | 2015–2020 (6) |
53
|
8 | — | 4 | 118.1 |
| Arteon | 2019–2023 (5) |
41
|
6 | — | 7 | 25.7 |
| Phaeton | 2004–2006 (3) |
7
|
— | — | — | 13 |
| Tiguan Limited | 2017–2018 (2) |
6
|
— | — | 2 | 23 |
| Amarok catalogue only | 2011–2026 (15) |
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| Beetle Cabrio catalogue only | 2010–2011 (2) |
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| Bora catalogue only | 2005–2010 (6) |
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| Caddy catalogue only | 2014–2026 (11) |
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| Caravelle catalogue only | 1995–2026 (4) |
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| Clasico catalogue only | 2011–2015 (5) |
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| Combi catalogue only | 1972–2014 (31) |
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| Constellation catalogue only | 2015–2025 (10) |
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| Crafter catalogue only | 2016–2018 (3) |
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| Crafter Van catalogue only | 2008–2026 (18) |
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| Cross Sport catalogue only | 2021–2026 (6) |
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| CrossFox catalogue only | 2007–2017 (10) |
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| Delivery catalogue only | 2015–2025 (10) |
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| Derby catalogue only | 1995–2009 (15) |
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| Gol catalogue only | 2009–2020 (10) |
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— | — | — | 29.7 |
| Gol Sedan catalogue only | 2010–2013 (4) |
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| Golf City catalogue only | 2007–2010 (4) |
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| Jetta City catalogue only | 2007–2009 (3) |
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| Lupo catalogue only | 2005–2009 (5) |
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| Nivus catalogue only | 2022–2026 (4) |
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| Nuevo Gol catalogue only | 2014–2016 (3) |
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| Panel catalogue only | 1973–2001 (29) |
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| Passat CC catalogue only | 2009–2012 (4) |
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| Pointer catalogue only | 1998–2009 (12) |
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| Pointer Truck catalogue only | 1998–2010 (13) |
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| Polo catalogue only | 2003–2026 (18) |
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| Robust catalogue only | 2020–2023 (4) |
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| Saveiro catalogue only | 2010–2026 (17) |
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| Sedan catalogue only | 1961–2004 (44) |
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| Sharan catalogue only | 2002–2008 (7) |
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| SportVan catalogue only | 2007–2010 (4) |
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| T-Cross catalogue only | 2020–2024 (5) |
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| Taigun catalogue only | 2023–2025 (3) |
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| Teramont catalogue only | 2019–2026 (7) |
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| Transporter catalogue only | 1949–2026 (58) |
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| Up! catalogue only | 2016–2018 (3) |
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| Van catalogue only | 2003–2009 (7) |
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| Vento catalogue only | 2014–2022 (9) |
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| Virtus catalogue only | 2020–2025 (6) |
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| Volksbus catalogue only | 2015–2025 (10) |
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| Worker catalogue only | 2015–2017 (3) |
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| Workline catalogue only | 2018–2021 (4) |
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| e-Crafter Van catalogue only | 2023–2026 (3) |
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| e-Delivery catalogue only | 2023–2025 (2) |
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Sources. Owner complaints, recall campaigns and advisories are from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation datasets; fatal-crash vehicles from FARS; fuel economy from the EPA. VehDB sums them per model; the figures are not VehDB's own findings.
How to read it. Complaints and recalls are summed over every catalogue year of the model, so long-running best-sellers rank high on volume alone; the model page ranks each year against other vehicles of the same model year, which is the fairer read. Urgent counts do-not-drive and park-outside campaigns. Fatal (FARS) is a census of vehicles in fatal crashes from 2020 onward, exact, and is never mixed with CRSS estimates. MPG is the EPA combined average across the model's trims. Sources are U.S. public domain; nothing here is a verified defect finding.