Volkswagen Atlas problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Volkswagen Atlas model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,967
NHTSA complaints
48
recall campaigns
4,067
service bulletins (TSBs)
3
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Volkswagen Atlas | 9 | 2 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Atlas | 46 | 5 | 196 |
| 2024 Volkswagen Atlas | 169 | 8 | 306 |
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas | 132 | 5 | 338 |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | 182 | 7 | 455 |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | 471 | 17 | 619 |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | 27 | 4 | 622 |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | 478 | 12 | 713 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | 462 | 17 | 818 |
Common problems
- Volkswagen Atlas electrical system problems478
- Volkswagen Atlas air bags problems374
- Volkswagen Atlas engine problems364
- Volkswagen Atlas service brakes problems347
- Volkswagen Atlas forward collision avoidance problems239
- Volkswagen Atlas fuel/propulsion system problems141
- Volkswagen Atlas exterior lighting problems119
- Volkswagen Atlas power train problems109
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingEA24004 · opened Dec 18, 2024 · open
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingPE23017 · opened Sep 28, 2023 · closed Dec 18, 2024
- Fuel Injector LeakPE21008 · opened Mar 29, 2021 · closed Oct 3, 2022