2007 Volkswagen Rabbit problems
NHTSA has received 78 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit, and 18% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (13%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 62 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 62 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 74,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 26,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen rabbit. While driving 35 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle and caused $9,000 worth of damage to the entire front end of his vehicle. He smelled the powder coming from the air bags; however, they failed to deploy. The contact was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. The vehicle was towed from the scene. The contact was transported to the hospital in an ambulance due to his injuries. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen rabbit. While driving 70 MPH, the contact stated the steering failed which caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a guard rail. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was taken to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a concussion. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to send pictures of the crash. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages was 107,000.
The seat heaters are not regulating temperature consistently and I noticed the driver's seat has a hole burned in it from the heater. I am afraid to use it in case it causes a fire, since it appears it already burned a hole.
Our 2007 VW rabbit needs to have rear brake pads and rotors replaced... The car only has 25k on it, and this problem began to appear three months prior to today. The service department told us three months ago that the pads looked okay, even though a nys inspection station said the rear pads were very low. Now, they are hitting us up for $450.00 repair; they say it is not covered by warranty, but is 'standard' wear! What car needs pads and rotors so early? This is a defect.
The transmission failed the gears were hard to engage when driving it. Finally it left my daughter and granddaughter stranded in the street on her way to work.