Volkswagen wheels problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 330 complaints involve wheels. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (27%). The single worst model year is the 2002 GTI with 22 wheels complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 330 about wheels, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 27% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 195 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for wheels
- 2002 Volkswagen GTI22 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen Routan12 complaints
- 2019 Volkswagen Atlas11 complaints
- 2012 Volkswagen CC10 complaints
- 2012 Volkswagen Jetta10 complaints
Wheels complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 195 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.