Best and worst years for the Volkswagen Beetle
Of the 18 model years of the Volkswagen Beetle with enough data to compare, the 2000 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (207), and the 2009 has the fewest (15).
Complaints in the first five years, by model year
- Most complaints
- Fewest complaints
- In between
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints (first five years; total for recent years) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 171 |
| 1999 | 155 |
| 2000 | 207 |
| 2001 | 151 |
| 2002 | 107 |
| 2003 | 112 |
| 2004 | 196 |
| 2005 | 166 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2012 | 61 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2014 | 44 |
| 2015 | 52 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 14 |
What stands out
The 2000 stands out, with about 2.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002.
Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2000 and 2004. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2016.