By model year
Volkswagen Syncro complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Volkswagen Syncro
Every Volkswagen Syncro model year on file, 1986 to 1989. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41986 to 1989
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Volkswagen Syncro 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen Syncro
- 89V-067 May 1, 1989
When using the cruise control the accelerator cable tension may allow the cable to sag and become entangled with the water pipe bracket impeding…
Speed control · 300 vehicles - 87V-052 Apr 14, 1987
Usage of fuel with reid pressure up to 14 psi could, under high engine load and high ambient temperatures, lead to stalling
Fuel system · 16k vehicles - 87V-051 Apr 14, 1987
Fuel tank filler neck pipe may not seat properly in the fuel tank opening
Fuel system · 339 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.