Vehicle report
1984 VOLKSWAGEN QUANTUM
This model year
What the record shows
The 1984 Volkswagen Quantum is a compact car, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1982 to 1991.
The EPA rated ten configurations: engines from 1.6-litre four-cylinder to 2.1-litre five-cylinder, two transmissions and running on diesel and regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 18 to 33 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 3 owner complaints for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
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.