Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-09 | 06V043000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 906 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I took my vehicle into the mechanic due to my airbag light being on. Mechanic stated that it is a problem between my se… |
| 2021-04-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN IN MOTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE GEARS AT APPROPRIATE ENGINE SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE REVS WAY TOO … |
| 2020-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUSE BOX ON TOP OF BATTERY MELTDOWN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY |
| 2019-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUN… |
| 2019-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE JUST DISAPPEARED AND BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT BROKE BUT IT HAD… |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FUSE BOX MELTED TWICE. THE LAST TIME TOTALLY SHUT THE CAR DOWN. VW DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. WILL SELL YOU … |
| 2019-08-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED… |
| 2018-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IMMOBILIZER. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WICH SHOULD BE RESPONSABILITY OF THE MAN… |
| 2018-04-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. |
| 2017-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY YEAR WHEN IT GETS COLD THE WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH SIDES TWICE NOW! |
| 2017-08-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2017-06-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2006 VW BEETLE ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT, HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS M… |
| 2017-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK T… |
| 2017-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE THAT I BOUGHT ABOUT A YEAR AGO.THE BEETLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS… |
| 2017-05-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | EPC WARNING LIGHT WANT TURN OFF. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION. SPEED DECREASES WHEN TRAVELING ON ROADWAY. |
| 2017-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AND SECOND TO THIRD AND WHEN CAR DOWNSHIFTS THRU 1-2 2-3 JUST HAD TRANSMISSION FLU… |
| 2017-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUTO TRANS SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AND IT ALSO MAKES CAR JUMP FORWARD WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR MOVING FWD.… |
| 2016-07-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING 60MPH, THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. I HAD TO STOP AND HIT THE HEADLIGHTS TO GET THE LIGHTS TO C… |
| 2016-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | A WELL DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNDER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS A LAWSUIT THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF MY TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2016-05-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN CRASH AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. TRAVELING ON FLAT STRAIGHT FOUR LANE ROAD WITH RAISED MEDIAN… |
| 2016-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS MODEL. CAR HESITATES WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS. |
| 2016-04-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM USED CAR DEALER 5/2014. WITHIN 6 WEEKS A NOTICEABLE ODOR OF GAS BOTH IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMEN… |
| 2016-02-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ABOUT 70 MPH, CAR BUCKED AND SEEMED TO BEGIN TO LOSE POWER. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 0 THEN SWU… |
| 2016-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT IS ACCELERATING ON IT OWN WHEN STOPPED OR IN GEAR OR NOT. REALLY SCARY |
| 2015-12-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 06 DIG TRANNY MAKING NOISE, VIBRATING BADLY. DEALER SAYS, 77000 MILES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE 10 YR 1000… |
| 2015-09-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | EPC AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CARS SHUTS OFF,NO POWER.HAVE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTE,ON INTERSTATE AND MAJ… |
| 2015-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL LEAKING AND VACUUM PUMP NEEDED REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE … |
| 2015-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS A SENSOR THAT IS CONNECTED TO MY AIRBAG IN MY CAR THAT HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES AND COUNTING. THIS "SENSOR" MAKES … |
| 2015-04-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD… |
| 2015-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS GONE BAD IN A VEHICLE THAT IS UNDER 55,000 MILES AND BARELY OVER THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY TIME F… |
| 2014-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED AND… |
| 2014-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER BEETLE DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN IT WAS STOPPED GOING LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH SHE … |
| 2014-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL GO EXTREMELY HIGH FOLLOWED BY A THUMP SOUND AS IF THE CAR JUMPS BACK INTO GEAR. VW … |
| 2014-11-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY RAIL FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM. THERE IS A G… |
| 2014-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM INCLUDING MY COMPLAINT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BOUGHT THIS CAR. … |
| 2014-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD WAS DETERIORAT… |
| 2014-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND REALIZED MY BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. HAD NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON.. HAD THE BRAKES AND THE MASTER … |
| 2014-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 65 M/H THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THANKFULLY NO ONE HIT THE BACK. IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A… |
| 2014-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SEVERE BURNED DIESEL FUMES INFILTRATING THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAM SHAFT ADJUSTER BOLT BECAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF. CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS A C… |
| 2013-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND ELECTRONIC STA… |
| 2013-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WAR… |
| 2013-09-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. THE GAS PEDAL ALSO FAILS TO RESPOND AT CERTAIN TIMES LEADING TO HESITATIO… |
| 2013-09-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND A POTENTIAL LIABILITY TO DRIVE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AN… |
| 2013-08-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY PARTIALLY MOVE WHEN TURNED ON OR STOP PART WAY THROUGH THE CYCLE. *TR |
| 2013-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CPSC:I1380279A. 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR IS EMITTING STRONG FUMES THAT SMELLS LIKE BURNING WAX O… |
| 2013-04-19 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | WE PURCHASED A USED, ONE OWNER, 2006 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE (45,000 MILES) FOR OUR DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE, FOUR MONTHS AGO.… |
| 2013-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2013-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 1 | MY BEETLE SMELLS LIKE MELTED CRAYONS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. IT GIVES ME A MAJOR HEADACHE ON LONG TRIPS AND EVERYTH… |
| 2012-10-25 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WINDOW CABLE BROKE AND WHOLE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF CABLE ALONE TO THE COST OF $500 DEALER SAID THIS HA… |