Volkswagen ArteonYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 43 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Volkswagen Arteon.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints43Top: Tires Safety recalls62019–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volkswagen Arteon years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Arteon median. Tap a year for its full report.

8 2 14 5 14

'19'20'21'22'23

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2023Not rated–/10014 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/10014 complaints · 4 recalls 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen Arteon problems

All model years combined: 43 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

17Tires

9Forward collision avoidance1 crash/fire/injury

7Electrical system

5Lane departure

5Wheels

2Air bags

2Back over prevention

2Vehicle speed control

1Service brakes

44 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Tires	17	0
Forward collision avoidance	9	1
Electrical system	7	0
Lane departure	5	0
Wheels	5	0
Air bags	2	0
Back over prevention	2	0
Vehicle speed control	2	0
Service brakes	1	0
4 other systems	4	0

6 recalls

Volkswagen Arteon recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Back over prevention: software25V-082 · 2023 · Feb 12, 2025 · 29,569 vehicles Sensing system: camera22V-514 · 2021 · Jul 20, 2022 · 43,091 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic21V-695 · 2021 · Sep 8, 2021 · 99 vehicles Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems21V-274 · 2021 · Apr 21, 2021 · 149 vehicles Sensing system: camera20V-716 · 2021 · Nov 18, 2020 · 32,048 vehicles Service brakes20V-135 · 2019 · Mar 6, 2020 · 732 vehicles