Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | Cranked the car to move it and the drivers side airbag deployed with a massive amount of force. Did not move the car. A… |
| 2021-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2ND BEETLE. SAME ISSUE. (FIRST ONE LEAKED FLUID). THIS ONE DOES NOT LEAK BUT HAS THE SAME HORRIBLE SHIFTING ISSUE! I LO… |
| 2021-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ON AIRBAGS DRIVER LIGHT FOR AIRBAG IS ON WON'T GO OFF.ON TRANSMISSION IT JERKS THE WHEN IT'S IN 6 IT RUNS FINE.. I HAVE… |
| 2020-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER START. CONSTANTLY ON EVEN WHEN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE ENGAGED. EXTRE… |
| 2020-04-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR HESITATED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION 'GRABBED' WITHIN 3 OR 4 SECONDS. EACH T… |
| 2019-12-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THE 09G AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BOTH THE VALVE BODY AND THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION SUFFERS FROM POOR … |
| 2019-03-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT AIR BAG SENSOR WENT BAD. THE VW DEALERSHIP SAID THE PARTS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. T… |
| 2018-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WENT AND REPLACED RT HEAD LAMP, STILL WON'T WORK, CAR HAS 26000 MILES ON IT. |
| 2018-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES MY DAUGHTER PULL ON TO A MAIN ROAD AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CHANGING IN … |
| 2018-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" (?) SRS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. 65000 MILES ON VEHICLE. CODE (00591) INDICATES F… |
| 2018-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, AIR BAG LIGHT ON |
| 2018-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE NOT READING THAT SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED CAUSING YELLOW SEAT BELT /AIR BAG LIGHT TO REMAIN ON AN… |
| 2017-09-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BACK GLASS WINDOW ON THE SOFT TOP CONVERTIBLE IS COMING LOOSE. IF I DRIVE THE GLASS WINDOW WILL DROP AND SHATTER. … |
| 2017-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUNK - NOT OPENING - THE KEY DOESN'T WORK OR THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR ? I'M TAKING IT … |
| 2017-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR YEARS, VOLKSWAGEN HAS HAD A DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR SEAT BELT WIRING HARNESS. MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AS IS TH… |
| 2016-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW ON CONVERTIBLE SEPARATES FROM TOP |
| 2016-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2013 PASSAT AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO; ONLY TO BE TOLD BY … |
| 2016-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JERKING AND ALSO STALLS ON HIGHWAYS ALMOST GETTING KILLED. |
| 2016-03-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER WARMING UP TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, BUCKING, AND CLUNKING. HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE (ABOUT 10 MILES). |
| 2015-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2007 VW NEW BEETLE. I AM EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG ISSUE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE 2007 NEW BEET… |
| 2015-10-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO BACK … |
| 2015-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER DEPARTING MY HOME, AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES, I HAD A BRIEF SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING, HOWEVER, ALL THE… |
| 2015-04-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DIAGNOSED AT SERVICE BY DEALER (CAMPBELL/NELSON VW) INDICATED THAT A SENSOR OR SWITCH LOCATED IN … |
| 2015-02-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS LEAKAGE FROM UNDER HOOD IDENTICAL TO RECALL #20I4 BUT WAS TOLD BY VW DEALERSHIP CAR WAS CHECKED 3 YEARS EARLIER AND… |
| 2015-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD THERE IS A PAUSE BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN IT BANGS WHEN IT F… |
| 2014-12-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE IS OIL LEAKING ONTO TIMING COVER AT THE REAR OF CYLINDER HEAD. VERY COSTLY AND THER… |
| 2014-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED O… |
| 2014-07-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | FIRST THE BUTTON TO ROLL UP THE PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE, THEN THE BUTTON TO LOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE, THEN THE SEAT… |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2007 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE SHIFTS HARD (VIOLENTLY) FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IN STANDARD MODE AND SPORT MODE. TH… |
| 2014-04-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VW HAS A HISTORY OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR CARS. OUR CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH… |
| 2014-03-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICL… |
| 2013-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IND… |
| 2013-06-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" STAYS ON. WE USED A DECODER AND IT GAVE A FAULT TO THE SEAT BELT. WE TRIED TO CLEAR THE CODE B… |
| 2013-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR PASSENGER SEAT (INDICATING THAT AIR BAG NOT WORKING AND PROBLEM). DEALER STATES THAT THE… |
| 2013-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TRAVELING ON THE DC CAPITAL BELTWAY, TRAFFIC SLOWED DUE TO A CAR PULLED OVER. I ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND HAD A HARD PEDAL… |
| 2012-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS BAD. HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. DRIVES FINE UNTIL THE CAR WAR… |
| 2012-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONGOING ISSUE WITH STARTING FOR APPROX LAST YEAR AND A HALF. HAVE HAD IN TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY FIND … |
| 2012-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD BY DEALER MAIN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND MORE COULD BE BAD ONCE THAT WA… |
| 2012-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED. DEALER SAID SINCE IT HAD FAILED THEY COULDN'T TELL IF THERE WERE ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE … |
| 2011-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DIS… |
| 2010-12-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE WITH CONTINENTAL MS RADIAL(NA) TIRES, SIZE P225/45 R17, DOT NUMBER 507… |
| 2010-11-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED ONCE THE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS BUC… |
| 2010-11-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER S… |
| 2010-08-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2007 VW BEETLE THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS ON ABOUT SIX TIMES. THE TAILLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE… |
| 2010-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE IGNITION KEY/TUMBLER AND STEERING COLUMN WILL BECOME LOCKED IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. CAR M… |
| 2010-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE FR… |
| 2010-03-28 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH REAR WINDOWS REGULATORS WENT OUT AND NEITHER BACK WINDOWS WILL ROLL UP OR DONE. *TR |
| 2010-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANY OWNERS OF VWS INCLUDING THE BEETLE AND OTHER MODELS HAVE REPORTED COLD SOLDER JOINT ON THE DOOR LOCK SENSORS. THES… |
| 2009-08-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES HAVE FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES ON MY VW NEW BEETLE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE MA… |
| 2009-07-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, NOT TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND GO… |