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Volkswagen Arteon

Every Volkswagen Arteon model year on file, 2019 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years431 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62019 to 2024
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,886Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101520192020202114202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Tires leads the Volkswagen Arteon complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires
17
Driver assistance
14
Electrical system
7
Wheels
5
Back-over prevention
2
Airbags
2
Speed control
2
Brakes
1
Lighting
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volkswagen Arteon model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volkswagen Arteon by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone0048
2023Hatchback140.012710257
2022Hatchback50.05600317
2021Hatchback147.120040399
2020Hatchback20.02500432
2019Hatchback80.06210433
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen Arteon

  • 25V-082 Feb 12, 2025
    Error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended
    Back-over prevention · 30k vehicles
  • 22V-514 Jul 20, 2022
    Manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display
    Back-over prevention · 43k vehicles
  • 21V-695 Sep 8, 2021
    Pressure input rod connection on the brake booster may be loose and could detach
    Brakes · 99 vehicles
  • 21V-274 Apr 21, 2021
    Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors were incorrectly calibrated and may not detect the position of a wheel sensor after tire rotation
    Tires · 149 vehicles
  • 20V-716 Nov 18, 2020
    Rear view camera could malfunction during an ignition cycle, leading to a black screen or infotainment system freeze
    Back-over prevention · 32k vehicles
  • 20V-135 Mar 6, 2020
    Electronic brake booster pressure input rod may be installed incorrectly, possibly causing an increased actuating force or a disconnected input rod
    Brakes · 732 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.