2001 Volkswagen Beetle air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 40 complaints for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Was driving 40MPH and another vehicle turned in front of volkswagen. Other vehicle was "t" boned. Upon impact, neither air bags deployed. Driver suffered minor injuries & had emergency treatment.
I purchased a 2001 VW beetle new and I have had to take it to the shop 4 times due to seat belt warning light. This seems to be an on-going problem even after VW made a recall and supposedly "fix" the seat belt problem. This very first time this happened the car had less 1500 miles on it.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Beetle
- Engine 54 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Lighting 32 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Transmission 15 complaints