Volkswagen Type IYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 16 safety recalls on record for the Volkswagen Type I.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls161967–1977 model years

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

Best & worst years

Volkswagen Type I 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 Type I median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls 1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen Type I problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

16 recalls

Volkswagen Type I recalls

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

Exterior lighting: tail lights77V-117 · 1977 · Aug 5, 1977 · 1,700 vehicles Axle assembly: axle shaft75V-049 · 1975 · Mar 25, 1975 · 1,760 vehicles Fuel injection system: fuel rail74V-211 · 1975 · Nov 8, 1974 · 16,000 vehicles Column locking: anti-theft device71V-005 · 1971 · Nov 7, 1971 · 78,100 vehicles Brake fluid low warning: lamp71V-163 · 1972 · Sep 21, 1971 · 10,000 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: delivery70V-142 · 1971 · Nov 25, 1970 · 6,500 vehicles Other: labels70V-109 · 1970 · Sep 9, 1970 · 688 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar70V-104 · 1971 · Sep 2, 1970 · 41 vehicles Front: webbing68V-070 · 1968 · Jul 18, 1968 · 293,000 vehicles Unknown or other68V-001 · 1968 · Jan 5, 1968 · 29,022 vehicles Power train: automatic transmission67V-129 · 1968 · Dec 28, 1967 · 5,143 vehicles Driveline: universal joint67V-125 · 1968 · Dec 19, 1967 · 4,368 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 16 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.