Vehicle report
2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
165 complaints · median 60000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 32 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 31 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 15 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 10 |
| SEAT BELTS | 10 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 8 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING) | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.