2019 Volkswagen Atlas
Complaints about this year name time recall far more often than the other years of this generation — 12% of them, about 3× the usual rate of 4.6%.
Generation 1 of the Volkswagen Atlas, which began in 2018 and ran to 2023. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 468 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 123 |
| Involving a crash | 7 |
| Recalls | 11 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- bags however — 12% of complaints, 3× usual
- vin tool — 11% of complaints, 3× usual
- tool confirms — 11% of complaints, 3× usual
What owners wrote
notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V215000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issu…
the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V215000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacture…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 19V614000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 18V904000 SUSPENSION Fixed free of charge.
- 19V389000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
- 18V824000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 19V218000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 21V142000 TIRES Fixed free of charge.
- 22V086000 EQUIPMENT Fixed free of charge.
- 22V152000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
Showing 8 of 11. The rest are on NHTSA's site.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Volkswagen Atlas was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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