Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Seat belt and air bag also steering |
| 2023-03-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | Drivers side heated seat has a problem. The seat over heats and has burnt a hole in the fabric and melted part of the s… |
| 2022-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABSmodule is defective, Known problem for this car and volkswagon will not repair under warranty. after 2007 model year… |
| 2019-12-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET IN NORTH CHATHAM, MA. SMELL OF BURNING. PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECT… |
| 2019-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING THE CAR, SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE ECP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENTERING THE REVER… |
| 2019-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON THE ACC POSITION. I CAN ONLY START THE CAR. IT WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. TH… |
| 2018-06-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. RATHER THAN STOPPING THE PEDAL DEPRESSED… |
| 2018-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DISPLAYING ABS LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE BEEPS THEN LIGHT REMAINS ON BLINKING, STEERING ALIGNM… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | LIGHTAIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REVS AND SLOWS ABRUPTLY; FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT PAINT FLAKING OFF VEHICLE |
| 2018-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DOWNSHIFTING HARD ON ITS ON OIL LEAKING ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE |
| 2017-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE - APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE VW HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR '08 AND UP C… |
| 2017-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HALOGEN HEADLAMP BULB LIFETIME IS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED. TOO OFTEN I HAVE TO BUY NEW BULBS AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE ON THE … |
| 2017-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON STATING MAULFUCTION WHEN CHECKED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.WAS TOLD DO NOT WORRY ABOU… |
| 2017-11-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT HEATERS ARE NOT REGULATING TEMPERATURE CONSISTENTLY AND I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A HOLE BURNED IN IT FR… |
| 2017-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT RANDOM, THE TRACTION CONTROL ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER HAS GONE OFF. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS … |
| 2017-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY WON'T COME OFF THE IGNITION! CAN'T TURN THE CAR OFF! |
| 2017-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES BECOME VERY STIFF AND PUSH UP AGAINST YOUR FOOT SIMILAR TO WHAT TRACTIO… |
| 2016-09-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER TO CHE… |
| 2016-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RABBIT IS UNLISTED BUT CONTAINS EXACT EQUIPMENT AS OTHER MODELS. DOES THIS PERTAIN TO THE VEHICLE? ALSO.… |
| 2016-01-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL BURNING HEATED SEATS SETTING: 5 SMELT BURNING WIRE SMELL WHILE DRIVING, THEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION… |
| 2015-01-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE GEARS WERE HARD TO ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING IT. FINALLY IT LEFT MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER S… |
| 2014-12-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IN DECEMBER OF 2014 WHILE TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY FAILED. LEAVING NO … |
| 2014-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2007 VW RABBIT HAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VALVE BODY SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FINDLAY VW IN NOVEMBER 2014… |
| 2014-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WANT TO ADD A COMPLAINT TO THE VOLKSWAGEN MARK FIVE MODEL'S CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. FOR SOME REASON, THIS SENOR A… |
| 2014-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE COOLANT FAN #2 MANUFACTURED BY SIEMENS. P1951 FAULT CODE FOR NON OPERATIONAL COOLANT FAN #2 OCCURRED ON 09… |
| 2014-02-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT AND BURNED SEVERAL HOLES THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC. *TR |
| 2014-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP...RPM'S INCREASED. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER A… |
| 2013-12-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND WOULD NO SHUT OFF. *TR |
| 2013-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SAGGING HEADLINER AROUND SUNGLASS HOLDER IN FRONT. WATER LEAK THROUGH WINDSHIELD (ORIGINAL, NO ACCIDENTS), WATER EVERYW… |
| 2012-12-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THIS PAST WEEKEND I ARRIVED HOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO MY LOCAL, WELL-LIT TRAIN STATION THAT I US… |
| 2012-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER SEAT IS MOVED TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE LIGHT CAME … |
| 2012-02-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT GETS SO HOT WHILE THE HEATED SEATS ARE ON. I CAN NOT TURN THEM UP ABOVE SETTING 1 OTHERWISE YOU S… |
| 2011-09-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | #1: BODY: NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND TROUBLE WITH SECURING. DOOR OPEN ALARM WOULD NOT SOUND… |
| 2011-08-26 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUS… |
| 2011-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT, IT STARTED STALLING. ONLY WHEN MY CAR IS IDLING. IT ALSO… |
| 2010-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | No | 0 | I LEASED A 07 RABBIT AND AFTER ABOUT 12K MILES MY REAR BRAKES STARTED MAKING WEIRD SCRATCHING SOUNDS. AND IT EVENTUALLY… |
| 2010-07-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES ON NEW CAR WERE WEARING ODDLY. I HAD CAR INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS FOUND NO… |
| 2010-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT WILL INTERMEDIATELY COME ON AND OFF. ACCORDING TO BLOGS AND VOLKSWAGEN RABB… |
| 2009-11-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT IS STUCK AND WONT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. SOMETHING IS BROKEN IN THE MECHANISM OF THE SEAT TRACKS AND… |
| 2009-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT WITH 22,500 KM JAN. 10, 2009. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FAIRLY STEADILY IN THE CITY AN… |
| 2009-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE DIES WHILE ACCELERATION FROM A START CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 6 OUT OF EVERY 10 STARTS … |
| 2008-10-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED … |
| 2008-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | OUR 2007 VW RABBIT NEEDS TO HAVE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED... THE CAR ONLY HAS 25K ON IT, AND THIS PROBLEM BE… |
| 2008-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2007 VW RABBIT WITH 20,000 MILES MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLS DURING TAKE OFF AFTER BEING WARMED UP. TAKING OFF FROM A GR… |
| 2008-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FREQUENT NEAR STALLS OF MY 2007 RABBIT 2.5 AUTOMATIC. THIS IS MY 2ND REPORT TO YOU AND ADVISED BY THE ORLANDO SENTINEL … |
| 2007-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2007 VW RABBIT MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE USING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE LEFT REAR BR… |
| 2007-12-05 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AT 6K MILES ON MY CAR DUE TO OVER TIGHTENING OF PARKING BRAKE AT FACTORY, THUS CAUSING PADS TO STI… |
| 2007-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2007 VW RABBIT, PURCHASED AUGUST 13, 2007. MANUFACTURED 05/2007 MY BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SQUEALING UNDER LIGHT… |
| 2007-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE PADS WORN QUICKER THAN NORMAL, AT 12,000 MILES THEY STARTED WEARING DOWN AND THE METALLIC SOUND STARTED TO O… |
| 2007-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AFTER GETTING OFF FROM WORK IN NEW JERSEY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS O… |