Volkswagen Arteon Reliability
53 NHTSA complaints (2019–2023). Complaint rate: 15.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2021 Volkswagen Arteon. The 2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: TIRES.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Volkswagen Arteon Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| TIRES | 8 | 0.0% |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 7 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 6 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 | 0.0% |
| WHEELS | 3 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 3 | 33.3% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 3 | 33.3% |
| LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | 3 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 2 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
See also: Volkswagen Arteonaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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