NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen CC Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen CC has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 17, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 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 2016 Volkswagen CC
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 19V535000
- Reported
- July 17, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,822
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 CC, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V014000
- Reported
- January 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 CC, 2 other models
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 CC, 7 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 2009–2015 CC, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 17V287000
- Reported
- April 28, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2017 CC
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 16V464000
- Reported
- June 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2016 Volkswagen CC complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen CC, the newest on May 5, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen CC, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (27%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2016 Volkswagen CC's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2016 Volkswagen CC owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Electrical System4
- Unknown Or Other3
- Exterior Lighting2
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen CC peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 7. 58% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Volkswagen CC drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen CC year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen CC years.
The 26 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen CC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen CC by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: May 5, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted