NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Recalls
The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 16, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Volkswagen Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 93
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 20V785000
- Reported
- December 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 105,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 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 2009–2010, 2012 Beetle, 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module
- Campaign
- 19V615000
- Reported
- August 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 679,027
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2019 Beetle, 4 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 14V656000
- Reported
- October 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,066
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Beetle, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 14V658000
- Reported
- October 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,062
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Beetle
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 12V540000
- Reported
- November 15, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,471
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Beetle
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2019 Beetle, 1 other model
2013 Volkswagen Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 93 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle, the component group named most often is the air bags (37%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the engine (11%).
2 of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Volkswagen Beetle owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags34
- Electrical System19
- Unknown Or Other12
- Engine10
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Steering6
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 20. 30% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Beetle year in the same window: 7th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 93 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Beetle by model year
Other 2013 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted