Vehicle report
2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
349 complaints · median 63000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 101 |
| POWER TRAIN | 52 |
| AIR BAGS | 49 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 43 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 40 |
| VISIBILITY | 18 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 16 |
| ENGINE | 13 |
| SEAT BELTS | 12 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 11 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 7 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 |
| EQUIPMENT | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 5 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 3 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 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 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 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.