Volkswagen Atlas problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Volkswagen Atlas model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,899
NHTSA complaints
47
recall campaigns
4,020
service bulletins (TSBs)
3
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Volkswagen Atlas | 5 | 2 | — |
| 2025 Volkswagen Atlas | 38 | 5 | 186 |
| 2024 Volkswagen Atlas | 161 | 8 | 296 |
| 2023 Volkswagen Atlas | 122 | 5 | 332 |
| 2022 Volkswagen Atlas | 172 | 7 | 450 |
| 2021 Volkswagen Atlas | 451 | 17 | 615 |
| 2020 Volkswagen Atlas | 27 | 4 | 618 |
| 2019 Volkswagen Atlas | 468 | 11 | 709 |
| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas | 460 | 16 | 814 |
Common problems
- Volkswagen Atlas electrical system problems461
- Volkswagen Atlas air bags problems370
- Volkswagen Atlas engine problems351
- Volkswagen Atlas service brakes problems343
- Volkswagen Atlas forward collision avoidance problems237
- Volkswagen Atlas fuel/propulsion system problems129
- Volkswagen Atlas exterior lighting problems110
- Volkswagen Atlas power train problems101
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