Vehicle make recall history
Volkswagen recalls by model and year
Explore official NHTSA recall records for Volkswagen vehicles from 1981 through 2026. Choose a year and model to see consequences, remedies, campaign numbers, and safety instructions.
1,320NHTSA recall records
43models represented
385year and model combinations
Important safety flags appear in this history.
17 model-level records include a Do Not Drive flag. 5 include a Park Outside flag. Open the applicable vehicle page and confirm your exact VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.
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Volkswagen models with substantial recall histories
Counts cover model-level NHTSA records across the years represented in this dataset. They do not indicate whether a specific VIN has an open recall.
Volkswagen JETTA1981–2026 · 44 year combinations187recordsVolkswagen GOLF1985–2021 · 33 year combinations151recordsVolkswagen PASSAT1988–2021 · 32 year combinations133recordsVolkswagen GTI1985–2025 · 39 year combinations92recordsVolkswagen ATLAS2018–2026 · 9 year combinations81recordsVolkswagen BEETLE1998–2019 · 21 year combinations74recordsVolkswagen TIGUAN2009–2025 · 17 year combinations74recordsVolkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORT2020–2026 · 7 year combinations60recordsVolkswagen ID.42021–2026 · 6 year combinations56recordsVolkswagen CC2009–2017 · 9 year combinations41recordsVolkswagen BEETLE CONVERTIBLE2008–2019 · 11 year combinations30recordsVolkswagen TOUAREG2004–2017 · 14 year combinations30recordsVolkswagen GOLF SPORTWAGEN2015–2019 · 5 year combinations27recordsVolkswagen VANAGON1981–1991 · 9 year combinations26recordsVolkswagen EOS2009–2016 · 8 year combinations22recordsVolkswagen GOLF R2016–2025 · 7 year combinations21recordsVolkswagen CORRADO1989–1995 · 7 year combinations16recordsVolkswagen FOX1987–1993 · 7 year combinations16recordsVolkswagen E-GOLF2015–2018 · 4 year combinations15recordsVolkswagen RABBIT1981–2009 · 9 year combinations15recordsVolkswagen CABRIOLET1985–1990 · 6 year combinations13recordsVolkswagen CAMPER1981–1989 · 7 year combinations12recordsVolkswagen PASSAT WAGON2006–2010 · 5 year combinations11recordsVolkswagen NEW BEETLE1998–2004 · 6 year combinations10recordsVolkswagen ROUTAN2009–2012 · 3 year combinations10recordsVolkswagen TAOS2022–2026 · 3 year combinations10recordsVolkswagen JETTA HYBRID2013–2015 · 3 year combinations9recordsVolkswagen SCIROCCO1981–1988 · 6 year combinations9recordsVolkswagen ARTEON2019–2023 · 3 year combinations8recordsVolkswagen CABRIO1991–2001 · 5 year combinations7recordsVolkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN2009–2014 · 6 year combinations7recordsVolkswagen TOUAREG HYBRID2011–2015 · 5 year combinations7recordsVolkswagen EUROVAN1993–2003 · 4 year combinations6recordsVolkswagen QUANTUM1983–1986 · 4 year combinations6recordsVolkswagen SYNCRO1986–1989 · 4 year combinations6recordsVolkswagen CONVERTIBLE1981–1985 · 5 year combinations5records
Most recall records
Popular Volkswagen vehicle pages
These year and model combinations currently have the largest record counts in the NHTSA bulk dataset.
2021 Volkswagen ATLASReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details22 records2021 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORTReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details19 records2023 Volkswagen ID.4Review consequences, remedies, and campaign details18 records2021 Volkswagen ID.4Review consequences, remedies, and campaign details16 records2018 Volkswagen ATLASReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details16 records2015 Volkswagen GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details16 records2018 Volkswagen TIGUANReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details13 records2016 Volkswagen GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details13 records2020 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORTReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details12 records2012 Volkswagen PASSATReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details12 records2019 Volkswagen ATLASReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details11 records2019 Volkswagen JETTAReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details11 records2014 Volkswagen PASSATReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details11 records2024 Volkswagen ID.4Review consequences, remedies, and campaign details10 records2022 Volkswagen ID.4Review consequences, remedies, and campaign details10 records2013 Volkswagen PASSATReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details10 records2017 Volkswagen GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details9 records2016 Volkswagen E-GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details9 records2015 Volkswagen JETTAReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details9 records2024 Volkswagen ATLASReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2024 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORTReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2022 Volkswagen ATLASReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2022 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORTReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2018 Volkswagen GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2017 Volkswagen PASSATReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2015 Volkswagen GTIReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2015 Volkswagen PASSATReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2011 Volkswagen JETTAReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details8 records2023 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORTReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2022 Volkswagen TAOSReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2022 Volkswagen TIGUANReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2021 Volkswagen TIGUANReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2019 Volkswagen GOLFReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2018 Volkswagen GOLF SPORTWAGENReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2017 Volkswagen JETTAReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records2017 Volkswagen TIGUANReview consequences, remedies, and campaign details7 records
Newer vehicles
Recent Volkswagen years in the recall directory
2026 Volkswagen ATLAS 1 records2026 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORT 1 records2026 Volkswagen ID.4 1 records2026 Volkswagen JETTA 1 records2026 Volkswagen TAOS 1 records2025 Volkswagen ATLAS 5 records2025 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORT 5 records2025 Volkswagen ID. BUZZ 2 records2025 Volkswagen JETTA 2 records2025 Volkswagen TAOS 2 records2025 Volkswagen TIGUAN 2 records2025 Volkswagen GOLF R 1 records2025 Volkswagen GTI 1 records2025 Volkswagen ID.4 1 records2024 Volkswagen ID.4 10 records2024 Volkswagen ATLAS 8 records2024 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORT 8 records2024 Volkswagen GTI 2 records2024 Volkswagen TIGUAN 2 records2024 Volkswagen GOLF R 1 records2023 Volkswagen ID.4 18 records2023 Volkswagen ATLAS CROSS SPORT 7 records2023 Volkswagen ATLAS 6 records2023 Volkswagen GTI 5 records