Vehicle report
2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
314 complaints · median 67100 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 80 |
| POWER TRAIN | 52 |
| AIR BAGS | 44 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 33 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 32 |
| VISIBILITY | 19 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 |
| SEAT BELTS | 10 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 9 |
| ENGINE | 9 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 7 |
| SEATS | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 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.