NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen Beetle Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen Beetle has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2010 Volkswagen Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2012–2013 Beetle, 4 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 11V031000
- Reported
- January 21, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 10V621000
- Reported
- December 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,236
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Beetle, 2 other models
2010 Volkswagen Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle, the newest on December 3, 2024.
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the power train (13%) and the service brakes (13%).
None of the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2010 Volkswagen Beetle owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 52,698 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Power Train4
- Service Brakes4
- Visibility4
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 7. 20% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
The 30 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Beetle by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: December 3, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted