Volkswagen tires problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 481 complaints involve tires. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Touareg with 38 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 481 about tires, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 23,000 miles 255 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for tires
- 2004 Volkswagen Touareg38 complaints
- 1998 Volkswagen Jetta20 complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta15 complaints
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta14 complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat13 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 28 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 57 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 24 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 255 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 23,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.