Vehicle report
2008 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
60 complaints · median 46000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 14 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 |
| AIR BAGS | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 2 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 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.