NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen CC Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen CC has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen CC. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 230
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2012 Volkswagen CC, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 Volkswagen CC
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016 CC, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V148000
- Reported
- March 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013–2014 CC, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V509000
- Reported
- August 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 280,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013–2016 CC, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2011, 2013–2014 CC, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 CC, 6 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 11V312000
- Reported
- June 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Volkswagen CC
2012 Volkswagen CC complaints by year
NHTSA has received 230 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen CC, the newest on April 16, 2025. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen CC, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the engine (28%) and the fuel/propulsion system (25%).
3 of the 2012 Volkswagen CC's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Volkswagen CC owners gave the mileage (144 complaints), the median was 67,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags86
- Engine64
- Fuel/Propulsion System58
- Electrical System38
- Steering12
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 47 | |
| 2017 | 52 | |
| 2018 | 60 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen CC peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 60. 13% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Volkswagen CC drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen CC year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
The 230 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen CC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen CC by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: April 16, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted