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Volkswagen R32Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 129 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Volkswagen R32.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints129Top: Power trainSafety recalls32004–2008 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volkswagen R32 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 R32 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'06'07'08
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
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2008Not rated–/100115 complaints · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2004Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen R32 problems

All model years combined: 129 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
Power train860
Fuel system, gasoline210
Electrical system80
Exterior lighting70
Engine and engine cooling61
Fuel/propulsion system40
Tires40
Air bags30
Seat belts20
8 other systems91
3 recalls

Volkswagen R32 recalls

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

–Storage: tank assembly09V-093 · 2008 · Mar 20, 2009 · 5,000 vehicles–Exterior lighting: headlights07V-442 · 2006–2008 · Sep 24, 2007 · 340,000 vehicles–Brake lights: switch07V-063 · 2004 · Feb 20, 2007 · 1,002,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R32

  1. VEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWERPE09035 · 2008 · closed Nov 19, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-333