Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 498 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2020, 2021 and 2022. The Atlas Cross Sport has 30 safety recalls on record.

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: SsmIntrigue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 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 Atlas Cross Sport median. Tap a year for its full report.

'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport problems

All model years combined: 498 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system1585
Engine891
Service brakes883
Air bags8110
Forward collision avoidance775
Fuel/propulsion system390
Exterior lighting330
Power train241
Visibility/wiper181
19 other systems1156
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Atlas Cross Sport

  1. Fuel Injector LeakPE21008 · 2020 · closed Oct 3, 2022
    No recall