Volkswagen vehicles: safety, fuel economy, and recalls
Every Volkswagen model indexed from NHTSA and EPA. Use the table below to compare models or jump to a specific model for year-by-year detail.
Models
40
Avg safety (stars)
n/a
Recalls
1
Complaints
1
Models
| Model | Best safety | Best MPG | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteon | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| Atlas | not tested | 24 mpg | View profile |
| Atlas Cross Sport | not tested | 23 mpg | View profile |
| Beetle | not tested | 34 mpg | View profile |
| Cabrio | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| CABRIOLET | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| CC | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| Corrado | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Dasher | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| e-Golf | not tested | 119 mpg | View profile |
| Eos | not tested | 25 mpg | View profile |
| EuroVan | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| FOX | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| GLI | not tested | 30 mpg | View profile |
| Golf | not tested | 35 mpg | View profile |
| Golf Alltrack | not tested | 26 mpg | View profile |
| Golf GTI | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Golf III | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Golf R | not tested | 26 mpg | View profile |
| Golf SportWagen | not tested | 35 mpg | View profile |
| GTI | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| ID. Buzz | not tested | 83 mpg | View profile |
| ID.4 | not tested | 113 mpg | View profile |
| Jetta | not tested | 35 mpg | View profile |
| Jetta GLI | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| Jetta SportWagen | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Jetta Wagon | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| KOMBI | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Passat | not tested | 34 mpg | View profile |
| Phaeton | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Quantum | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| R32 | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Rabbit | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Routan | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Scirocco | not tested | n/a | View profile |
| Taos | not tested | 31 mpg | View profile |
| Tiguan | not tested | 28 mpg | View profile |
| Tiguan Limited | not tested | 23 mpg | View profile |
| Touareg | not tested | 24 mpg | View profile |
| Vanagon | not tested | n/a | View profile |
Recent Volkswagen recalls
Latest 10 NHTSA campaigns. Severity is inferred from campaign text.
- 26V138000 - 2026-11-03safetyELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
Source: NHTSA Recalls API. Verify recall status at nhtsa.gov/recalls with your VIN.
Frequently asked
How reliable is Volkswagen?+
NHTSA publishes consumer complaints by model and year. On CarCabin, the Volkswagen complaint total is 1. Raw counts favor high-volume brands, so compare against per-model detail on each profile rather than the raw total.
Where does the safety data come from?+
Five-star ratings come from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Not every trim and year is tested. Untested vehicles appear without a star score on their profile.
How often is Volkswagen data refreshed?+
We re-ingest NHTSA recalls and complaints on a recurring schedule. EPA fuel economy is refreshed annually from the bulk dataset. See the methodology page for details.