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2004 Volkswagen Beetle wipers, windshield & visibility problems

67 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Beetle, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
67 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2004 Volkswagen Beetle Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 57 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

When I close my drivers side door, there is consistently a gap between the glass and soft top convertable. Also when I use the button to close my window it goes up but comes right back down repeatidly, I have complained to VW and I have complained to the dealershoip , I have taken it there numberous times and they have "fixed" it but it continues to do the same thing repeatidly... I am very fustrated .... I love my car but hates it when it does not funtion properly.

Reported at 3 miles, February 2004

Rear window regulator issue with 2004 volkswagen new beetle convertible. After reading hundreds of blog complaints online in regards to the issue of the rear window regulators defaulting on these vehicles mine has also become inoperable. There needs to be a recall.

Reported at 73,200 miles, August 2010

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