2019 Volkswagen Atlas forward collision avoidance problems
96 complaints about forward collision avoidance have been filed for the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When forward collision avoidance problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
I was driving on the SB 55fwy in light stop and go traffic and had my ACC w/ traffic aware system engaged. My car was doing as it normally does, keeping a safe distance to the vehicle in front of me, automatically slowing, stopping and accelerating at a safe speed for the conditions. This feature I had been using on my car since I originally purchased it and paid for these safety features. When traffic was not stopped it was traveling between 15-20mph.
On numerous occasions our 2019 VW atlas sel premium has engaged the brakes even when there are no obstacles to avoid creating a dangerous, scary and unpredictable senecio for our family and other drivers around us. The problems with the automated braking have been attributed by service advisors as software issues with 'front assist, maneuver braking, and/or remote start".
Other problems reported for the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
- Air bags 141 complaints
- Brakes 79 complaints
- Electrical system 76 complaints
- Engine 60 complaints
- Steering 40 complaints
- Fuel system 35 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 34 complaints
- Suspension 19 complaints
Forward collision avoidance problems in other years
Forward collision avoidance problems across all Volkswagen models