NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen Routan Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen Routan has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Routan. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 240
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Volkswagen Routan, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Routan
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 15V194000
- Reported
- April 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Routan
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 11V151000
- Reported
- March 1, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,612
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 Volkswagen Routan
2010 Volkswagen Routan complaints by year
NHTSA has received 240 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Routan, the newest on January 20, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Routan, the component group named most often is the electrical system (63%), followed by the engine (19%) and the service brakes (10%).
2 of the 2010 Volkswagen Routan's 2 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2010 Volkswagen Routan owners gave the mileage (197 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System150
- Engine45
- Service Brakes23
- Steering23
- Power Train22
- Unknown Or Other18
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 31 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Routan peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 31. 22% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 240 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Routan are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Routan by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted