2018 Volkswagen Atlas Problems

Above Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas.

< older2019
Complaints
648
Crashes
8
Fires
0
Injuries
24
Fatalities
Recalls
18

Worst 2018 Volkswagen Atlas Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1109 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:23,545 mi
#298 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:30,487 mi
Crash-related:2
#396 complaints

ENGINE

Avg mileage:21,823 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10923,545 mi
AIR BAGS98230,487 mi
ENGINE9621,823 mi
SERVICE BRAKES74217,762 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7014,101 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2940,514 mi
STEERING23123,958 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1755,500 mi
SEATS155,828 mi
POWER TRAIN14120,649 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1325,569 mi
SEAT BELTS13114,544 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1130,977 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL108,693 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL768,500 mi
SUSPENSION77,083 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS5
STRUCTURE:BODY5111,380 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3109,750 mi
VISIBILITY/WIPER320,783 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING250,500 mi
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST223,000 mi
WHEELS217 mi
AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE1
BACK OVER PREVENTION180,000 mi
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS1
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:WARNING:CHIME1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE159,500 mi

Recalls for 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

18 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,261,686 vehicles.

23V215000AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
~143,053 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

23V215000AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
~143,053 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

23V215000AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
~143,053 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.

22V086000EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
~3,648 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Atlas and 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles equipped with accessory side steps. The reduced Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) label, reflecting the additional weight of the side steps, was not installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

21V321000UNKNOWN OR OTHER
~46 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

21V142000TIRES:SIDEWALL
~2,535 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles equipped with Continental tires. On the affected vehicles, it is possible that one or more tires were cured for too long during tire production.

20V561000UNKNOWN OR OTHER
~23 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat vehicles. These internal use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

20V057000AIR BAGS
~7 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Atlas vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrectly manufactured air bag sensor, which can delay or disable air bag deployment when necessary.

19V389000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
~662,185 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles. The blocking cap disabling the adjustment of the headlight's horizontal aim may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

18V904000SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
~6,322 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, and 2019 Volkswagen Jetta vehicles. The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.

+ 8 more recalls

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