2018 Volkswagen Atlas vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Several times before I got the car stalled in the car wash which I thought that could no be important however yesterday Sunday 12, driving on I4 by Tampa bay in Florida when traffic was stocked and slow suddenly the car went off, so I geared neutral and started again. Then happened twice in total…”
filed Jul 13, 2026
“While driving my car made a loud beep sound and Faulty Brake Booster appeared on the dash and the BRAKE light came on and the brakes would not work properly. I was almost rear ended because of this.”
filed Sep 13, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Atlas years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Atlas | 2 | 5% |
| 2024 Atlas | 5 | 3% |
| 2023 Atlas | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 Atlas | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Atlas | 12 | 3% |
| 2020 Atlas | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 Atlas | 13 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.