2001 Volkswagen Cabrio problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (14%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 58 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 34 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Volkswagen Cabrio with enough data (47 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 MPH, accident caused a fire in the in engine compartment, dealer notified. Consumer stated that manufacturer sent an engineer to investigate and found that the injector valve broke on impact and sprayed fuel over engine, which was the reason the air bags did go off.*slc
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen cabrio. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact was involved in a head-on crash and the frontal air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained lacerations on her face and a rib fracture. The passenger of the other vehicle was also injured. The vehicle was towed to an auto tow yard and was taken into the possession of the insurance company for evaluation. A police report was filed.
Driver seat bolt sheered off causing loss of control when seat slid all the way to the rear unable to reach brake or clutch pedals.
I was changing tires and the brake pads of 2001 VW cabrio using VW issued jack the jack collapsed because ist slipped from it grove. It happened in three different occasions. I think it is universal jack for VW cars. Luckily, I was not hurt because the the wheel was still attached to the car with the wheel nuts loosened. This jack is dangerous and should be recalled. I can send the jack to you to be examined if needed