Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-07 | 14E007000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 50 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact's son owned a 2005 Volkswagen Beetle Turbocharged. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 60… |
| 2021-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | my 2005 VW Beetle auotmatic has 96k miles. When taking off the car shudders hard on 1st and 2nd gear. It feels like the… |
| 2021-07-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger Air Bag Off. Light comes on.0 |
| 2020-07-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WASA DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN.AOLL THE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHAND IT JUJST STOP … |
| 2020-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS LOCATED ON THE DASH IS ON. TOOK TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT PART IS NO LONGER MA… |
| 2019-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT USED. ONE HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING. THE OTHER ONE WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER I GOT IT. WE REPLACED THE HID LIGHTS WIT… |
| 2019-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON JUST WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TAKATA RECALL |
| 2018-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, I HEARD A "CLICK" THEN A "POOF", THEN THE CAR LOST POWER, IN TRAFFIC! IT WAS TOWED T… |
| 2018-08-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WI… |
| 2018-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VIN NUMBER ON CAR IS DIFFERENT FROM THE VIN NUMBER ON MOTOR. I JUST FOUND THIS OUT ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. I WASN'T TOL… |
| 2018-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2018-03-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR WITH A 'HARD' SOUND. SOMETIMES AFTER THE CAR IS WARM IT TAKES A MOMENT TO GO INTO… |
| 2018-03-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IL… |
| 2017-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" THIS VEHICLE AIRBAG SIGNAL LIGHT SHOWS ON THE GAUGE AND DOES NOT GO OFF DURING DRIVING FOR THE PAST 4 … |
| 2017-07-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOWNSHIFT VERY HARD CAUSES SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE SPEED AND OR LOSS OF CONTROL AT NORMAL HIGHWAY … |
| 2017-04-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP - WAS INSPECTED BY EK AUTOMOTIVE IN CHICAGO. HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS NOT CONNECTING TO POWER SUPPLY … |
| 2017-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. THEY ARE USING INFERIOR PARTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO BREAK. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPP… |
| 2016-12-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING. WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. CAR WAS IN MOTION, … |
| 2016-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION CAUSED SEVER BURNING OF THE BATTERY TOP MOUNTED FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND FUSE… |
| 2016-09-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE HAS THE WARNING LIGHTS ON FOR THE AIRBAG. THE REPAIRMAN DIAGNOSED IT AS CODES P1738 AND P1739… |
| 2016-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CALLED VOLKSWAGEN ABOUT THE 08V178000 RECALL AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THE COMPUTER SAYS IT… |
| 2016-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2005 VW NEW BEETLE WITH TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSION WITH 82,000 MILES A FEW WEEKS AGO. VERY QUICKLY THE CAR … |
| 2015-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE (NA). WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILUR… |
| 2015-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 3 OUT OF 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. 1 IS STUCK UP. ANOTHER HAS BEEN REPLACED, WHILE ANOTHER ROLLS DOWN, W… |
| 2015-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONT… |
| 2015-10-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING AND THE REGULATOR MOVING BUT NO… |
| 2015-09-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PODS UNIT DEFECTIVE. DIAGNOSED SEPT. 23 2015. STILL NOT AVAILABLE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING W/O AIR BAGS SINCE. ( DEALER DISA… |
| 2015-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN, IT STALLED AND WAS ABL… |
| 2015-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR RIGHT SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTION |
| 2015-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT PROPERLY WHEN TURNED ON TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. LIGHTS ONLY STAY IN DAYTIME MODE. TOO DARK TO DRIVE … |
| 2015-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 2005 CONVERTIBLE BEETLE TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER BECAUSE MY R HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT B… |
| 2015-04-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | A 2005 TURBOCHARGED BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, SPONTANEOUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING, IT JUMPED THE CURB A… |
| 2015-04-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON THE 2ND MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ME AS A PASSENGER AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE RPM'S SHOT UP AN… |
| 2015-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1,2,3RD GEAR JERKING SHIFTING GEARS AS WELL AS ON DOWN SHIFT. HAVE HAD CHECKED IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AS I FILL THIS O… |
| 2015-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH… |
| 2014-12-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON A LEVEL BUSY FREEWAY AT THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT (55-60 MPH), THE ENGINE SPUTTERS THEN DIES OFF CAUSIN… |
| 2014-10-13 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | OUR REAR, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP AND WE DISCOVERED IT WOULD BE $1,200 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE REGULATOR. … |
| 2014-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VW NEW BEETLE TIPTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURER/DESIGN DEFECT: I EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS IN THE… |
| 2014-08-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MELTING AWAY. *TR |
| 2014-04-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEAR… |
| 2014-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 45 MPH PARTICLES FROM THE A/C VENTS STARTING COMING OUT AND FLEW INTO MY EYE. DISTRAC… |
| 2013-12-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I ACQUIRED MY VEHICLE ON 7/29/2010 AS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION GIFT WITH 31,290 MILES ON IT. AS OF DECEMBER 2013 MY VEH… |
| 2013-12-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TODAY, 12/3/13, I HAD MY 3RD WINDOW REGULATOR GO OUT IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. EACH OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN ON A DIFFERENT WIN… |
| 2013-10-29 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 2005 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, PUSHED THE BUTTON FOR ALL WINDOWS TO OPEN AT THE SAME TIME AND THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW… |
| 2013-10-29 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ROLLED DOWN BACK WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WONT ROLL UP JUST MAKES A NOISE. *TR |
| 2013-10-09 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. AUTOMATICALLY WENT BACK DOWN, AND THEN I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE GLASS BREAKING! THINK THERE… |
| 2013-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AS IT SHIFTED INTO 5TH I FELT A BANG. IT FELT AS THOUGH SOMEONE RAN INTO THE REAR OF MY… |
| 2013-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BAD - REPLACE $639.00 FRONT REGULATOR BAD - $338.23 RADIO WENT BAD - DRAINS BATTERY - REPLAC… |
| 2013-06-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP ENTIRELY. SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR STILL WORKS, BUT WHEN IT WOULDN'T ROLL UP, THER… |
| 2013-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WOULD ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN LOSE LIGHTS RADIO SPEEDOMETER AND EVENTUALLY DIED IN A NOT NICE SECTION OF TOWN. REPLACED… |