Volkswagen fuel system problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,226 complaints involve fuel system. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2009 Jetta with 329 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,226 about fuel system, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 2,741 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 73
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta329 complaints
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta321 complaints
- 2003 Volkswagen Passat180 complaints
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta174 complaints
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat88 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 63 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 73 |
| 2000 | 92 |
| 2001 | 96 |
| 2002 | 112 |
| 2003 | 210 |
| 2004 | 152 |
| 2005 | 78 |
| 2006 | 124 |
| 2007 | 72 |
| 2008 | 144 |
| 2009 | 470 |
| 2010 | 495 |
| 2011 | 315 |
| 2012 | 257 |
| 2013 | 222 |
| 2014 | 125 |
| 2015 | 112 |
| 2016 | 132 |
| 2017 | 150 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 110 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 105 |
| 2022 | 130 |
| 2023 | 69 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 2,741 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.