Vehicle report
2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Reported problems
65 complaints · median 15500 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 12 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 11 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 10 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 9 |
| ENGINE | 6 |
| STEERING | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 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.