VW recalls
601 recorded safety recalls for VW vehicles, grouped by model. Each recall lists the affected component, the safety risk and the manufacturer's remedy.
Two registers: 443 from the US NHTSA database and 158 from the EU Safety Gate rapid alert system. A recall issued in one market does not always apply elsewhere, where the same model can differ or may never have been sold.
European recalls by country
Where each VW Safety Gate alert was notified. The same defect is often reported by several countries.
VW e-UP!
- Passenger car
EU Safety Gate alert A12/00062/21 · notified by Germany · reported 2021-01-22
- Passenger car
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert A12/00186/24 · notified by Germany · reported 2024-02-01
VW Tayron
- Passenger car
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert SR/02212/25 · notified by Germany · reported 2025-06-20
- Passenger car
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert SR/02517/25 · notified by Germany · reported 2025-07-11
VW Crafter Grand California
- Passenger car
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert A12/00973/22 · notified by Germany · reported 2022-07-08
- Passenger van
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert A12/03009/24 · notified by Germany · reported 2024-11-01
VW Touareg Hybrid
- Passenger car
Water infiltration in the battery compartment (spare wheel recess) may cause a short circuit between the terminals of the high-voltage battery cells resulting in thermal destruction of the battery.
EU Safety Gate alert A12/0293/16 · notified by Germany · reported 2016-03-11
VW Id3, ID4
- Passenger car
EU Safety Gate alert INFO/00142/21 · notified by Germany · reported 2021-07-23
VW Golf 8
- Passenger car
EU Safety Gate alert INFO/00090/21 · notified by Germany · reported 2021-04-16
VW Grand California 600; Grand California 680
- Camper van
The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
EU Safety Gate alert A12/00590/23 · notified by France · reported 2023-03-24
VW Passat GTE, Arteon eHybrid
- Passenger car
EU Safety Gate alert A12/00804/21 · notified by Germany · reported 2021-06-11