Volkswagen AtlasYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 2,042 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Volkswagen Atlas year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023. The Atlas has 48 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: BuickRiviera99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Volkswagen Atlas 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Volkswagen Atlas problems
All model years combined: 2,042 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 499 | 9 |
| Engine | 380 | 3 |
| Air bags | 376 | 18 |
| Service brakes | 352 | 11 |
| Forward collision avoidance | 246 | 15 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 147 | 2 |
| Exterior lighting | 129 | 0 |
| Power train | 115 | 5 |
| Steering | 97 | 6 |
| 23 other systems | 428 | 39 |
Volkswagen Atlas recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 48 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Atlas
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingOpen
- Inadvertent Automatic Emergency BrakingNo recall
- Fuel Injector LeakNo recall