2002 Volkswagen Beetle air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 43 complaints for the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
On friday, august 15, 2014 at 12:19 pm, I rear ended a toyota highlander at a speed of about 30 MPH. My passenger was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident and on impact my passenger was ejected out of the seat and smashed her head off the windshield and then onto the dashboard. Also she hit her legs off the glove box hard enough that she could not walk after the accident. The windshield is smashed and the glove box door is broken.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen beetle. When the contact started the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer previously replaced the air bag sensor, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 10/18/2017
Other problems reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
- Electrical system 40 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints