Volkswagen suspension problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 958 complaints involve suspension. The Passat accounts for the largest share (43%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Passat with 140 suspension complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 958 about suspension, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Passat 43% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 480 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 41 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Passat | 416 | 43% |
| Jetta | 210 | 22% |
| Golf | 46 | 5% |
| Tiguan | 37 | 4% |
| Atlas | 34 | 4% |
| Beetle | 34 | 4% |
| Touareg | 34 | 4% |
| Golf Sportwagen | 29 | 3% |
| Jetta Sportwagen | 24 | 3% |
| GTI | 15 | 2% |
Worst model years for suspension
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat140 complaints
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat99 complaints
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat42 complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Passat32 complaints
- 2004 Volkswagen Touareg21 complaints
Suspension complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 108 |
| 1999 | 162 |
| 2000 | 66 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 18 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 31 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Among the 480 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.