Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2002 Volkswagen NEW Beetle

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
15
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

15 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    5
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    3
  • Electrical System
    3
  • Exterior LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
    2
  • Unknown OR Other
    2
  • Parking Brake
    2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL Module
    1
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
02V031000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2002-01-31

ON SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES, SHORT CIRCUITS CAN OCCUR WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS).

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 8, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.

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