2021 VOLKSWAGEN ARTEON

4 safety recall campaigns, 25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints25
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire2

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

22V5140002022-07-20

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V6950002021-09-08

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

A detached pressure input rod will cause the brake pedal to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V2740002021-04-21

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

The TPMS may misidentify a tire with low air pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V7160002020-11-18

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A black or frozen rear view image reduces the driver's visibility when reversing, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 4FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
  • 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2TIRES:SIDEWALL
  • 2LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
  • 1AIR BAGS

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ARTEONs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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