2023 Volkswagen Atlas problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 122 NHTSA owner complaints, 5 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2023 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 122 NHTSA complaints on file-3
- Recalls — 5 recall campaigns for this model year-15
- Crash / fire reports — 4 crash reports and 0 fire reports among complaints-1
- Injuries / fatalities — 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2023 Volkswagen Atlas vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- AIR BAGS19 reports
- ENGINE14 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER13 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10 reports
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING9 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES7 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE5 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE5 reports
- ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3 reports
- POWER TRAIN3 reports
Recalls (5)
- AIR BAGS22V152000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Atlas, 2020-2023 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021-2023 Atlas FL vehicles. The door wiring harness electrical contacts may corrode, disrupting the electrical connection and delaying the deployment of the driver or passenger front side air bag during a side impact crash.
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC22V718000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 model year Atlas FL and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. Certain brake lines may leak at the threaded connections.
- AIR BAGS24V464000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Atlas and 2020-2024 Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger air bag when the seat is occupied.
- SERVICE BRAKES25V434000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. Certain bolts on the chassis, brake system and/or suspension (such as bolts for certain cross member, engine mount, control arm, subframe, rear brake carrier, etc.) of affected vehicles may not have been correctly tightened during the manufacturing process.
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING22V753000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Audi Q5 Sportback, Q5, 2022-2023 Volkswagen Atlas FL, and Atlas Cross Sport vehicles. The engine connecting rod bearings may become damaged, which can result in engine failure.
Crash-test ratings
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