Vehicle report
2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
124 complaints · median 60000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 30 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 12 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 11 |
| AIR BAGS | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 9 |
| ENGINE | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 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.