Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-23 | 15V028000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | 44,658 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | This complaint involves the failure of the ABS Control Module. Upon starting the car, audible warnings as well as dash … |
| 2024-04-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the contact became aware of a… |
| 2023-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The timing chain on my 2014 r-line Turbo Volkswagen Beetle with only 45,000 miles failed and subsequently destroyed the… |
| 2023-08-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Roof has cracked from sunroof to the pillar in multiple locations it is avaliable for inspection. It’s a common issues … |
| 2023-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On my dashboard, my passenger seat airbag started going off. I brought my VW Beetle in for its 100,000-mile maintenance… |
| 2022-08-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that while attempting to activate the high-beam headlight… |
| 2022-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated the ignition failed to turn off and the gear shifter did … |
| 2021-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact stated that the horn worked intermittently before receiving noti… |
| 2021-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Beginning in June 2021 and thereafter, my husband and I received notifications from Volkswagen of America of a life-thr… |
| 2021-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Takata recall. The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number 20… |
| 2021-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR RATTLES AND WILL NOT GO. I WAS TOLD MY 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE'S ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL… |
| 2021-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | This is a complaint that my dealership has not replaced my airbag after two calls and waiting a month for status of par… |
| 2021-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE TAKEDA AIR BAG REPLACED UNDER 20V785000 RECALL NOTICE BY CLASSIC VOLKSWAGEN, GASTONIA, NC. VEHICLE RETURNE… |
| 2021-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2021-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2021-01-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAMS BOTH STOPPED WORKING, BULBS AND FUSES ARE FINE. |
| 2020-12-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED FOR OVER TWO MONTHS NOW -- 60 DAYS. THAT IS NUTS. PLEASE UPDATE THE RECALL FIX ASAP BECA… |
| 2020-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2020 STATING THAT AN AIRBAG NEEDED REPLACED, SINCE THEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT… |
| 2020-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Beetle. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: … |
| 2020-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | YES ON MY 2014 BEETLE R ONE MORNING I WAS HEADING OUT TO LEAVE FROM WORK WHEN, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE , AND I … |
| 2020-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TSI SHOOTING OIL THROUGH MUFFLER. ONLY 93,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HARD SHIFTING, LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE IN MOTION. |
| 2020-06-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DOOR LATCH FUNCTION FAILS AND THE CAR DOOR FREELY OPENS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS. THE CABLE OR MODULE HA… |
| 2019-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE FROM THE I… |
| 2019-08-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUN ROOF AND NOISE WHEN I BACK UP |
| 2019-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE STATIONARY, IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES DOES NOT TURN ON OR OFF. MANY TIMES I SPEND 20 TO 30 MINUTES TRYING TO STA… |
| 2019-07-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN THE CAR IT DOES NOT TURN ON ON FIRST TRY I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING IGNITION… |
| 2019-03-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE IGNITION LOCKS AND PRESENTS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. ALSO THE LOCKS RANDOMLY GO ON… |
| 2018-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2014 VW 'CLOCK SPRING' FAILURE AFFECTING THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST … |
| 2018-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWIT… |
| 2018-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITIO… |
| 2017-12-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE HAD THE FUSES CHECKED AND ALL THE FUSES ARE GOOD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU NEED YO… |
| 2017-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT… |
| 2017-03-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MY WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO… |
| 2016-07-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY OVERNIGHT. WAS FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE, NOTICED A LONG CRACK THAT STARTED HORIZONTALLY O… |
| 2016-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUNROOF CRACK AFTER 2 TIMES CHANGE, VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. WHEN RAIN FRONT LIGHT THE GET FULL OF WATER AND THEY STOP W… |
| 2016-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRON… |
| 2016-02-20 | ENGINE | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED TH… |
| 2015-07-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | REAR-ENDED A CAR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY - FENDER BENDER-NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. BOTH CARS DROVE OFF THE FREEW… |
| 2015-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPEN WHEN PULLING ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. USING JUST THE PROXIMITY RF KEYFOB, PASS… |
| 2015-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STOPPED AT RED LIGHT LOSE BRAKE PRESSURE ON '14 BEETLE TDI. BRAKE PEDAL POPPING TO TOP AND CAN NOT DEPRESS, CAR STARTS … |
| 2015-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A VW DIESEL DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE AND LACK OF IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I WAS SOLD A V… |
| 2014-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE BEING OPERATED… |
| 2014-09-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | ADULT MALE HAD HAND UNDER THE TRUNK LID GETTING READY TO LIFT IT OPEN WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED (DRIVER SIDE D… |
| 2014-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND ONCE ON THE OFF RAMP, TRIED TO SPEED UP AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, THEN T… |
| 2014-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE NEW 2014 BEETLE I PURCHASED AT HERITAGE VOLKSWAGEN OF REISTERSTOWN, MARYLAND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES SINCE I B… |
| 2014-07-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PE… |
| 2014-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLOCKSPRING BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME CAUSING FAILURE OF ABS, AIRBAG, ESC AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. SECOND … |
| 2014-05-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING BROKE CAUSING FAILURE OF ABS, AIRBAG, ESC AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.CAR WAS BRAND NEW… |
| 2014-04-03 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH RELEASE. PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, THE CLUTCH SOMETIMES DISENGAGES WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF SHUTTER. A… |
| 2014-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND KEYLESS IGNITION. THIS IS AN UNSAFE COMBINATION SHOULD THE CAR BE … |