Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Volkswagen Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Terminal Box above battery has a black wire that get extremely hot and melts in its receptacle in the terminal box. Hav… |
| 2018-08-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A BEETLE (136K M) FROM AN ACQUAINTANCE FOR $1600 CASH THERE WERE SOME ISSUES I.E. THE FAULTY TRUNK RELEASE DI… |
| 2018-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SURGES...BLOWS FUSE BLOCK...MELTS DOWN FUSE BLOCK. REPLACED FUSE BLOCK ABOVE THE BATTERY THREE TIMES SINCE … |
| 2017-10-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE W… |
| 2017-07-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE FRONT LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I CHANGE OUT THE BULBS AND THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AS I WAS D… |
| 2016-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HIS COMPLAINT CONSISTS OF A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, IN WHICH IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ANY WARRANTY WHATS SO EVER. WHETHER I… |
| 2016-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND TH… |
| 2016-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT. *TR |
| 2016-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND JUST STALLED ON AN INTERSECTION AND SMOKE JUST CAME OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND I SMELLED IT TOO,… |
| 2016-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE … |
| 2015-12-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FUSE BOX ON TOP OF BATTERY MELTED. |
| 2015-10-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE BEHIND THE VEHICLE, THEN ALL ELECTRONICS FAILED BUT CAR REMAINED RUNNING, PULLED TO S… |
| 2015-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY NIECE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE LIGHT WENT ON SIGNALING IT WAS OVER HEATING SO S… |
| 2015-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY GRANDSON TO DRIVE TO WORK..THE GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM SWORE IT WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, THAT HIS … |
| 2014-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'VE HAD MY BEETLE SINCE 2005, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY COME ON AS WELL AS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE… |
| 2014-11-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CABLE HAS COMPLETELY SEVERED ON DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RECEPTOR. THIS IS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT BUT JUST DUE TO USE… |
| 2014-05-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE STEEL CABLE SECURING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO THE SEAT CAGE BROKE LEAVING ME UNPROTECTED IN THE VEHICLE.… |
| 2013-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE … |
| 2013-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION MECHANICALLY FAILED ON 3 JUNE 2013. PRIOR TO IT FAILING I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT VW… |
| 2013-05-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TURNED ON MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. *TR |
| 2013-03-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION TAKES OFF IN … |
| 2012-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TIMING BELT PREMATURELY FAILED AT 89,000 MILE. VW OWNERS MANUAL SUPPLIED WITH VEHICLE STATES THAT FOR THE 1.8L … |
| 2012-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS. *TR |
| 2012-01-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 3 | NO BRAKES PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN GOT HARD COULD NOT PUSH IT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT HIT 2 TRUCKS. *TR |
| 2011-12-30 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | I WAS USING THE VEHICLE JACK TO RAISE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OFF THE GROUND TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS ON A FLAT CON… |
| 2011-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ODBI CAME ON WAS TESTED INDICATING CYLINDER MISFIRE TOOK IT FOR REPAIR WAS INFORMED TWO WIRES WERE BROKEN AND SPARK PLU… |
| 2011-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE, AND MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO MORE THAN ONE … |
| 2011-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAVELING ON THE CROSSTOWN FREEWAY @ THE POSTED SPEED, I STARTED TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE'S HEATER AND THE POWER CONTROL S… |
| 2011-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START NORMALLY BECAUSE THE INST… |
| 2010-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT USED 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE FOR DAUGHTER. 102K MILES. AFTER HAVING IT ONE WEEK, WENT TO START IT, BATTERY … |
| 2010-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR |
| 2010-09-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 BEETLE. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT NEED REPLACED BUT I FEEL OTHE… |
| 2010-09-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS..THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. SEPT. 20, 2010 T… |
| 2010-09-06 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON 2000 NEW BEETLE. *TR |
| 2010-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 VW BEETLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH 100,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST WEEK IT BEGAN ACTING… |
| 2010-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1. 2000 VW BEETLE WORKED FINE. 2. ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR UP AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT DIDN'T COME ON THE NE… |
| 2010-08-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2000 NEW BEETLE WITH ITS SECOND TRANSMISSION. I THOUGHT THESE WERE RELIABLE CARS THAT WOULD BE RELIABLE FOR BACK AND FO… |
| 2010-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 VW BEETLE SATURDAY WHEN SHE SMELLED "SOMETHING HORRIBLE." SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN … |
| 2010-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 VW BEETLE ON THE WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY IN NEW ORLEANS, HE HEARD A LOUD POP, AND THE CAR START… |
| 2010-07-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN THIS 2000 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE MULTIPLE TIMES. VOLKSWAGEN RESPONDED BY… |
| 2010-06-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2000 VW BEETLE AT 60,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2010-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2.0 AEG MOTOR USES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND EXHIBITS PISTON SLAP ON COLD START. ENGINE USES A QUART OF OIL EVERY 50… |
| 2010-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON CONSTANTLY ON A 2000 BEETLE. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WIRING U… |
| 2010-04-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON.… |
| 2010-04-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS YOKOHAMA TIRES, SIZE 205/55R16. … |
| 2010-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS UNLESS HE WAS DR… |
| 2010-02-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE PASSENGER SIDE… |
| 2009-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 2 | TURNING ON HEATER IN WINDOW MODE WILL CAUSE WINDOWS TO FOG UP IN ANY WEATHER ANY OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. A SEARCH OF THE I… |