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Volkswagen Beetle recalls

115 official recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Beetle, published by vehicle safety authorities in Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, Finland and 11 more, covering model years 1998–2021. The most recent was issued in 2026 (2 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

115 campaigns
70 rated high risk
Latest: 2026
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇮 Finland
🇬🇧 UK
🇮🇱 Israel

Common Volkswagen Beetle recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Airbags 12
Fuel system 10
Engine 9
Brakes 5
Electrical & software 3
Fire risk 2

Volkswagen Beetle recalls by year

2026 · 2
2025 · 9
2024 · 6
2023 · 4
2022 · 4
2021 · 5
2020 · 9
2019 · 10
2018 · 14
2017 · 4
2016 · 10
2015 · 12
2014 · 10
2013 · 3
2012 · 2
2011 · 1
2010 · 1
2009 · 1
2008 · 1
2005 · 1
2004 · 1
2002 · 1

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2026 (2)

Volkswagen Beetle, New Beetle, EOS + EOS GP — safety recall (Portugal) 2026-06-19 🇵🇹 Portugal Model years 2004–2018 Aviso DGC 14/2026 / 69EJ / SR/00793/25
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — USA Imported vehicle Recall Driver side airbag module replacement (UK) 2026-03-11 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2012–2013 R/2026/104
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2025 (9)

Volkswagen GOLF, SHARAN, POLO — Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement (UK) 2025-08-22 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2008–2013 R/2025/357
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (South Korea) 2025-06-05 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2017 car.go.kr 5720
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, Beetle Cabrio — safety recall (Finland) 2025-05-12 🇫🇮 Finland 69BC / Traficom 17798
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (Finland) 2025-05-08 🇫🇮 Finland 69GQ / Traficom 17799
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, New Beetle — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2025-02-28 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2004–2018 SR/00793/25 / 69EJ (TKBA)
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (Peru) 2025-02-06 🇵🇪 Peru Model years 2015–2018 Indecopi nota de prensa 1104279
High risk
Volkswagen PASSAT, GOLF, POLO, VIVO, CRAFTER, EOS, UP, MULTIVAN, FOX, SHARAN, CALIFORNIA, BEETLE, T5, XL 1, CC, TIGUAN — safety recall (Germany) 2025-01-23 🇩🇪 Germany 69EJ
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (Chile) 2025-01-14 🇨🇱 Chile Model years 2013–2014 1364
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (India) 2025-01-09 🇮🇳 India Model years 2015–2016 SIAM 81-20250109-1bf9dg0
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2024 (6)

Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Colombia) 2024-12-16 🇨🇴 Colombia Model years 2015–2019 SIC 25-566343
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2024-11-22 🇨🇳 China Model years 2016–2018 SAMR c84729b5017b
High risk
Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module 2024-10-30 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2017–2019 24V834000
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Taiwan) 2024-06-25 🇹🇼 Taiwan Model years 2012–2014 R0492401
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (Chile) 2024-04-11 🇨🇱 Chile Model years 2012–2014 1220
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (New Zealand) 2024-04-04 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2012–2014 69BQ
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2023 (4)

Volkswagen New Beetle — safety recall (Argentina) 2023-12-15 🇦🇷 Argentina Defensa del Consumidor, alerta 2023-12-15
High risk
Volkswagen POLO, PASSAT, EOS — Takata Front airbag (UK) 2023-06-13 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2010–2013 R/2023/178
High risk
Volkswagen The Beetle 2.0 TDI, The Beetle 2.0 TDI Club — safety recall (South Korea) 2023-02-17 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2016 car.go.kr 4657
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2023-01-17 🇨🇳 China Model years 2014–2016 SAMR 63e2a1e55828
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2022 (4)

Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module 2022-12-21 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2016 22V945000
Medium
Volkswagen ALLSPACE, BEETLE — safety recall (Taiwan) 2022-04-27 🇹🇼 Taiwan Model years 2015–2019 R0492204
High risk
Volkswagen GOLF, PASSAT — safety recall (Taiwan) 2022-01-28 🇹🇼 Taiwan Model years 2008–2016 R0492201
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, CADDY, CROSS POLO — safety recall (New Zealand) 2022-01-05 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2008–2017 35E9
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2021 (5)

Volkswagen The Beetle 2.0 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2021-12-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2012–2014 car.go.kr 4180
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2021-12-24 🇨🇳 China Model years 2015–2021 SAMR 8c31dba612a7
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2021-12-03 🇨🇳 China Model years 2009–2016 SAMR e880ef480fad
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2021-11-12 🇨🇳 China Model years 2012–2014 SAMR c41b9dc5b00f
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2021-06-03 🇨🇳 China Model years 2012–2014 SAMR de9116aeaa05
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2020 (9)

Volkswagen BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, BEETLE — Air Bags: Frontal (US) 2020-12-16 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2012–2014 20V785000
High risk
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components: Master Cylinder 2020-09-23 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2019 20E064000
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2020-08-28 🇨🇳 China Model years 2011–2015 SAMR a0b176408d9e
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, CADDY, GOLF — safety recall (New Zealand) 2020-07-31 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2008–2016 34J5
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2020-04-24 🇨🇳 China Model years 2008–2015 SAMR 7485877cdce2
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, GOLF, JETTA — safety recall (New Zealand) 2020-02-24 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2012–2014 34J5
Medium
Volkswagen bora, classico, fox — safety recall (France) 2020-02-21 🇫🇷 France a12/00222/20
Medium
Volkswagen BORA, CLASSICO — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2020-02-21 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2006–2018 A12/00222/20 / 01D7
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, BORA, FOX — safety recall (Netherlands) 2020-01-02 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP200002 / 01D7
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2019 (10)

Volkswagen Golf, Beetle — safety recall (China) 2019-12-19 🇨🇳 China Model years 2008–2017 SAMR 4eb3e2cde77c
Medium
Volkswagen POLO, BORA, TOUAREG, SAVEIRO, GOLF, BEETLE, SURAN, WAGON, PASSAT, FOX, JETTA, CLASSICO, TIGUAN — safety recall (Germany) 2019-12-11 🇩🇪 Germany 01D7
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, CADDY, CROSS POLO — safety recall (New Zealand) 2019-09-04 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2008–2017 35E5
Medium
Electrical System: Ignition: Anti-Theft: Control Module 2019-08-22 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2019 19V615000
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle, Golf — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2019-08-16 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2013–2015 A12/1253/19
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, GOLF, GOLF SPORTSVAN — safety recall (Netherlands) 2019-08-13 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP190350 / 15H2
Medium
Volkswagen POLO, GOLF, BEETLE — safety recall (Germany) 2019-07-25 🇩🇪 Germany 15H2
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2019-05-05 🇨🇳 China Model years 2008–2015 SAMR 616269b1414a
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2019-03-12 🇨🇳 China Model years 2010–2018 SAMR 630567ee6a43
High risk
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2019-02-13 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2019 19V094000
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2018 (14)

Volkswagen Golf, Golf Variant, Beetle — safety recall (Argentina) 2018-07-16 🇦🇷 Argentina Defensa del Consumidor, alerta 2018-07-16
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2018-07-13 🇨🇳 China Model years 2018 SAMR fe5827b8ade4
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, ATLAS, PASSAT — safety recall (Germany) 2018-07-05 🇩🇪 Germany 47N8
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Netherlands) 2018-06-18 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP180281 / 47N8
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2018-06-15 🇨🇳 China Model years 2012–2014 SAMR 607cba399d0f
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — Incorrectly coated brake pistons (UK) 2018-06-12 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2018 R/2018/150
High risk
DO NOT DRIVE — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components: Disc: Caliper 2018-06-01 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2018 18V369000
High risk
Volkswagen Jetta 1.6 TDI BMT, Golf 1.6 TDI BMT — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-04-11 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2015 car.go.kr 2709
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, JETTA, PASSAT — Starter motor may malfunction and overheat (UK) 2018-03-07 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2011 R/2018/062
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, EOS, GOLF — safety recall (Netherlands) 2018-03-07 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP180104 / 27F9
Medium
Volkswagen Various models, Golf — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2018-03-02 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2011 A12/0332/18
High risk
Volkswagen A3 35(2.0) TDI, A3 Sportback 35 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-02-23 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2016 car.go.kr 2653
Medium
Volkswagen Scirocco, Jetta, Eos — safety recall (Finland) 2018-02-22 🇫🇮 Finland 27F9 / Traficom 7149
High risk
Volkswagen SHARAN, PASSAT, BEETLE, SCIROCCO, TIGUAN, POLO, GOLF, TOURAN, EOS — safety recall (Germany) 2018-01-25 🇩🇪 Germany 27F9
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2017 (4)

Volkswagen Golf, Jetta — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-09-25 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2015 car.go.kr 2503
Medium
Volkswagen SCIROCCO, JETTA, SHARAN, GOLF, PASSAT, POLO, TIGUAN, EOS, CADDY, TOURAN, BEETLE — safety recall (Germany) 2017-03-08 🇩🇪 Germany 23R7
Medium
Equipment: Other: Labels 2017-03-02 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2017 17V136000
Low
Volkswagen Beetle, Golf — safety recall (China) 2017-01-06 🇨🇳 China Model years 2012–2015 SAMR d0c5c6e50588
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2016 (10)

Volkswagen TOURAN, PASSAT, GOLF, JETTA, BEETLE, CADDY, POLO — safety recall (Germany) 2016-12-20 🇩🇪 Germany 23R7
Medium
Volkswagen TOURAN, SCIROCCO, CADDY, PASSAT, POLO, BEETLE, GOLF, JETTA — safety recall (Germany) 2016-12-14 🇩🇪 Germany 23R7
Medium
Volkswagen Passat, Jetta — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2016-10-21 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2015 A12/1341/16
High risk
Volkswagen TIGUAN, BEETLE — safety recall (Germany) 2016-10-17 🇩🇪 Germany 23R7
Medium
Volkswagen EOS, BEETLE, CADDY, GOLF, SCIROCCO, JETTA — safety recall (Germany) 2016-09-14 🇩🇪 Germany 23R7
Medium
Volkswagen GOLF, JETTA, PASSAT, BEETLE — safety recall (Germany) 2016-09-12 🇩🇪 Germany 15F7
High risk
Volkswagen Vehículos modelos Jetta, Beetle — safety recall (Mexico) 2016-06-02 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2015–2016 PROFECO 248
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Chile) 2016-05-18 🇨🇱 Chile Model years 2015–2016 1059
High risk
Volkswagen Golf Variant, Jetta, Golf Plus — safety recall (Finland) 2016-05-04 🇫🇮 Finland 23R7 / Traficom 6663
Medium
Volkswagen AMAROK, BEETLE, CADDY — safety recall (Netherlands) 2016-02-18 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP150305 / 23R7
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2015 (12)

Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2015-12-31 🇨🇳 China Model years 2014–2015 SAMR 1e963b29a00e
High risk
Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine 2015-10-26 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2016 15V705000
Medium
Volkswagen GOLF, BEETLE — safety recall (Germany) 2015-07-20 🇩🇪 Germany N/A
High risk
Volkswagen JETTA, BEETLE — Directional control may be lost (UK) 2015-06-08 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2011–2013 R/2015/002
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle, Jetta A6 — safety recall (Mexico) 2015-05-26 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2011–2013 PROFECO 172
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (New Zealand) 2015-04-29 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2012–2014 42G8
Medium
Volkswagen Jetta, Beetle — safety recall (Finland) 2015-04-24 🇫🇮 Finland 42G8 / Traficom 6508
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE — Fuel may leak resulting in possible fire (UK) 2015-04-20 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2014 R/2015/044
High risk
Volkswagen Jetta, Beetle — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2015-02-27 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2014 A12/0264/15
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, GOLF, JETTA — safety recall (Netherlands) 2015-02-18 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP150054 / 24BL
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, GOLF, PASSAT, JETTA — safety recall (Germany) 2015-02-16 🇩🇪 Germany 24BL
High risk
Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System: Fuel Rail 2015-01-23 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015 15V028000
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2014 (10)

Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2014-12-26 🇨🇳 China Model years 2014 SAMR 1381dcfd80f6
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, JETTA — safety recall (Netherlands) 2014-12-11 🇳🇱 Netherlands MGP140315 / 42G8 (42G7)
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE, JETTA — safety recall (Germany) 2014-12-09 🇩🇪 Germany 42G7 / 42G8
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2014-11-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2014 car.go.kr 1602
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2014-11-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2012–2013 car.go.kr 1601
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle — safety recall (China) 2014-10-27 🇨🇳 China Model years 2013–2014 SAMR 5805d21e66d8
Medium
Visibility: Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 2014-10-20 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015 14V658000
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE, JETTA — Suspension: Rear (US) 2014-10-20 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2011–2013 14V656000
High risk
Volkswagen Sagitar, Beetle — safety recall (China) 2014-10-17 🇨🇳 China Model years 2011–2014 SAMR 05bf548da6fe
High risk
Volkswagen PASSAT, JETTA, BEETLE — Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Cooling Unit And Lines (US) 2014-04-15 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2014 14V182000
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2013 (3)

Volkswagen Scirocco, Golf — safety recall (China) 2013-11-14 🇨🇳 China Model years 2009–2013 SAMR 10fcb59851bf
Medium
Volkswagen Beetle Sport 2012, 2013 — safety recall (Mexico) 2013-06-27 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2012–2013 PROFECO 112
High risk
Volkswagen Beetle, Caddy, Golf — safety recall (New Zealand) 2013-06-25 🇳🇿 New Zealand Model years 2008–2013 35C1
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2012 (2)

Volkswagen BEETLE — Air Bags: Frontal: Sensor/Control Module-Inactive (US) 2012-11-15 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2012–2013 12V540000
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — Tires (US) 2012-07-16 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2012 12V331000
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2011 (1)

Volkswagen BEETLE — Seats (US) 2011-01-21 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2010 11V031000
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2010 (1)

Volkswagen JETTA, RABBIT, BEETLE — Fuel System, Gasoline: Delivery: Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings (US) 2010-12-10 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2006–2010 10V621000
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2009 (1)

Volkswagen LUPO, BEETLE, SHARAN, GOLF, POLO, PASSAT — safety recall (Germany) 2009-01-16 🇩🇪 Germany 67A1
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2008 (1)

Volkswagen BEETLE, T5, CADDY, POLO, LUPO, TOURAN, SHARAN, BORA, PASSAT, GOLF — safety recall (Germany) 2008-01-01 🇩🇪 Germany 20K9
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2005 (1)

Volkswagen BORA, NEW BEETLE, GOLF — Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break (UK) 2005-03-03 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2004 R/2004/211
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2004 (1)

Volkswagen Polo, Golf Variant, Bora — safety recall (Finland) 2004-12-10 🇫🇮 Finland Traficom 5642
Medium

Volkswagen Beetle recalls in 2002 (1)

Volkswagen GOLF, NEW BEETLE, BORA — Anti lock brake control unit concern (UK) 2002-05-09 🇬🇧 UK Model years 2001 R/2002/030
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls without a published date (4)

Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel Model years 2006–2010 12966
High risk
Volkswagen JETTA BEETLE — safety recall (Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel Model years 2011–2012 12986
Medium
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel Model years 1998–2007 13004
High risk
Volkswagen BEETLE — safety recall (Israel) 🇮🇱 Israel Model years 2012–2014 15202
High risk

Volkswagen Beetle recalls by country

Country	Campaigns	Official recall check
🇩🇪 Germany	22	KBA · recall database (Rückrufdatenbank)
🇨🇳 China	19	—
🇺🇸 United States	17	NHTSA · VIN lookup
🇬🇧 UK	9	DVSA · registration or VIN lookup
🇰🇷 South Korea	8	MOLIT · recall search
🇳🇿 New Zealand	7	NZTA · recall search
🇳🇱 Netherlands	7	EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇫🇮 Finland	6	Traficom · recall search
🇮🇱 Israel	4	—
🇨🇱 Chile	3	SERNAC · safety alerts
🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	—
🇲🇽 Mexico	3	PROFECO · safety alerts
🇦🇷 Argentina	2	—
🇵🇹 Portugal	1	EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇵🇪 Peru	1	—
🇮🇳 India	1	—
🇨🇴 Colombia	1	—
🇫🇷 France	1	RappelConso · recall notices

How to check if your Volkswagen Beetle has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Volkswagen Beetle on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: KBA (Germany), NHTSA (United States), DVSA (UK), MOLIT (South Korea), NZTA (New Zealand), EU Safety Gate (Netherlands).
Ask an authorised Volkswagen dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
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