Volkswagen brakes problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,620 complaints involve brakes. The Passat accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Passat with 250 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,620 about brakes, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Passat 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 2,049 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 287 and 30
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for brakes
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat250 complaints
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat219 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta207 complaints
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat103 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI99 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 51 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 134 |
| 1999 | 304 |
| 2000 | 321 |
| 2001 | 225 |
| 2002 | 166 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 55 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 98 |
| 2007 | 89 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 460 |
| 2010 | 126 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2012 | 88 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 82 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 121 |
| 2019 | 145 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 211 |
| 2022 | 177 |
| 2023 | 111 |
| 2024 | 96 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Among the 2,049 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.