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Volkswagen New Beetle Recalls & Problems by Year

Volkswagen New Beetle safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 8 model years. The 2000 model has the most complaints (40).

Owner complaints by model year
025501998 Volkswagen New Beetle: 30 complaints19981999 Volkswagen New Beetle: 34 complaints19992000 Volkswagen New Beetle: 40 complaints4020002001 Volkswagen New Beetle: 39 complaints20012002 Volkswagen New Beetle: 15 complaints20022003 Volkswagen New Beetle: 20 complaints20032004 Volkswagen New Beetle: 12 complaints20042006 Volkswagen New Beetle: 1 complaint2006
Recalls by model year
0131998 Volkswagen New Beetle: 1 recall19981999 Volkswagen New Beetle: 1 recall19992000 Volkswagen New Beetle: 2 recalls20002001 Volkswagen New Beetle: 3 recalls20012002 Volkswagen New Beetle: 1 recall20022003 Volkswagen New Beetle: 0 recalls20032004 Volkswagen New Beetle: 2 recalls20042006 Volkswagen New Beetle: 0 recalls2006

The red bar marks the 2000 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2006 Volkswagen New Beetle010n/a
2004 Volkswagen New Beetle2120n/a
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle0202n/a
2002 Volkswagen New Beetle1150n/a
2001 Volkswagen New Beetle3394n/a
2000 Volkswagen New Beetle2402n/a
1999 Volkswagen New Beetle1342n/a
1998 Volkswagen New Beetle1302n/a
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