Vehicle report
1998 VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE
Reported problems
30 complaints · median 53500 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 10 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 6 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
Reading this report
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.