Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PULLED CAR UP TO PROPANE DISPLAY OUTSIDE OF HEB GROCERY STORE. ONCE TANKS WERE EXCHANGED, NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING FROM … |
| 2019-11-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG FAULTY LIGHT AND MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD STARTED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION |
| 2018-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND CAUGHT FIRE, THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF IT LIKE A LASER SHOT OUT OF THE ELECTROMECHANI… |
| 2018-04-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS IN A TIGHT SPOT AT A PARKING LOT, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP I HIT A BARRIER BEHIND ME, AFTER STOPPING AND SHIFTING TO G… |
| 2016-12-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAD THE HEATED SEATS ON AT THE LOWEST SETTING OF 1. I WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN ROAD BY MY HOUSE AND THE SIDE OF THE DR… |
| 2016-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE HORN IS NOT WORKING. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. OTHER VWS HAVE … |
| 2014-11-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IN MOTION: THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING UP. THERE IS DELAY, THEREFORE THE CAR IS 'JUMPING' BEFORE THE HIGH… |
| 2013-11-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I TRIED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD VERY SLOW ACCELERATION. I SWITCHED TO MANUAL SHIFT MODE AN… |
| 2013-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED LEAVING DUAL SKID MARKS ON PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS RESTART… |
| 2013-04-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AROUND END OF MAY 2013 AND I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SEEN BY A VW TECHNICIAN AT DIRITO BROTHERS I… |
| 2013-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, BECAUSE THE CLOCK SPRING IS BAD. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED THE HORN BUTTON TO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES … |
| 2010-07-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING STARTED MAKING A POPPING AND CRACKING SOUND WHILE TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ELECTROMECHANICAL… |
| 2010-04-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPERATING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND APPLYING TH… |
| 2010-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM… |
| 2010-03-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR ON OCASSIONS, NO RESPONSE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FRON STOP. HAVE COMPLAINED … |
| 2010-01-10 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 VW RABBIT WITH SUNROOF SEPT '08. SUNROOF REPAIRED 10/'09. JAN '10 ROOF DAMAGED BY TREE BRANCH. E… |
| 2009-10-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 VW RABBIT, W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, NEW DURING APRIL OF 2008. SINCE THE FIRST MILES DRIVEN TO TODAY, T… |
| 2009-09-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT, WITH ONLY 4130 MILES, HAD BEEN PARKED FOR FOUR HOURS (IN A SHADED AREA) WHEN THE REAR DRIVER… |
| 2009-08-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, WHICH SEVERELY DAMAGED THE F… |
| 2008-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT, 2 DOOR MODEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUXILIARY POWER PLUG (12V CIGARETTE LIGHTER TYPE) I… |
| 2008-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LOSS POWER NOT ONLY WHEN YOU STOP BUT WHEN RUNNING TOO. IT HAPPENS IN A INTERMITENT TIME. IF YOU NEED MORE… |
| 2008-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT 2008 MODEL TWO MONTHS AGO, AND LESS THAN 4,500 MILES THE OXYGEN SENSOR WIRE RIPPED YESTERDAY… |
| 2008-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STANDARD AUTOMATIC RABBIT 2.5 COUPE... STALLS OFTEN DURING TAKE OFF AFTER WARM UP. NOT COMPLETELY, BUT POWERING DOWN F… |