Volkswagen body & structure problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,361 complaints involve body & structure. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2023 ID.4 with 61 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,361 about body & structure, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 735 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 74 and 25
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2023 Volkswagen ID.461 complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta43 complaints
- 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan39 complaints
- 2021 Volkswagen ID.438 complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat31 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 31 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 49 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2000 | 57 |
| 2001 | 77 |
| 2002 | 68 |
| 2003 | 69 |
| 2004 | 56 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 47 |
| 2007 | 36 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 50 |
| 2010 | 46 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 44 |
| 2013 | 64 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2015 | 41 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 72 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 735 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.