NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen Beetle has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 21, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volkswagen Beetle. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 48
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Volkswagen Beetle, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22V945000
- Reported
- December 21, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,558
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Beetle
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 2012–2015, 2017–2019 Beetle, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V705000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Beetle, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015, 2017–2019 Beetle, 1 other model
2016 Volkswagen Beetle complaints by year
NHTSA has received 48 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle, the component group named most often is the air bags (73%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the suspension (6%).
1 of the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 Volkswagen Beetle owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 23,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags35
- Electrical System6
- Unknown Or Other5
- Suspension3
- Wheels3
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 29 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 29. 17% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 48 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Beetle are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Beetle by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted