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Volkswagen Beetle: year-by-year record
Review the federal complaint, recall, crash-test, and fuel-economy record across Beetle model years, then open a year for the supporting evidence.
| Year | Complaints | Per 100k | Recalls | Severity | Crash | Evidence note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | — | 4 | 7 | Not rated | No production count |
| 2018 | 16 | — | 4 | 0 | Not rated | No production count |
| 2017 | 15 | — | 4 | 0 | No production count | |
| 2016 | 58 | — | 4 | 3 | No production count | |
| 2015 | 99 | — | 6 | 5 | No production count | |
| 2014 | 54 | — | 6 | 30 | No production count | |
| 2013 | 98 | — | 7 | 6 | No production count | |
| 2012 | 65 | — | 7 | 20 | No production count | |
| 2010 | 30 | — | 3 | 0 | Not rated | No production count |
Raw totals and, when NHTSA production exposure is available, complaints per 100,000 produced. A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. Open a year to see what the evidence supports.