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2021 Volkswagen Atlas hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
17,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Atlas years

2019 Atlas8
Atlas hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 Volkswagen Atlas report before drawing conclusions.