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Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 29 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, across 6 model years from 2020 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (5).

Model years
6

2020–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
29
Most recalls
2021

14 recalls

Owner complaints
492

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 492 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport across 6 model years; the most, 165, concern the 2021.

Owners marked a crash on 17 of the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport complaints (3%) and a fire on 4.

Across all Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 158 complaints), then the engine (88).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport in 2022: 108, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport is air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport recall, 26V473000, was reported on July 22, 2026 and concerns the back over prevention: software.

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport years to avoid

Too few Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2025525—not ranked
20248101—not ranked
2023619—not ranked
202277563not ranked
202114165120not ranked
20201110752not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER6
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA5
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW4
  • STEERING4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL3
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE3
  • SERVICE BRAKES3
  • ENGINE2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2

Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport recall campaign (29)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V473000July 22, 2026back over prevention: software2024–2025crash57,851
25V434000June 30, 2025service brakes2023–2025crash546
25V334000May 21, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2024–2025crash171,381
25V100000February 17, 2025engine2024–2025fire177,493
25V081000February 12, 2025power train: automatic transmission2025crash19
24V723000September 27, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder2024crash1,591
24V480000June 27, 2024back over prevention: software2024crash and injury84,432
24V464000June 20, 2024air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2020–2024crash and injury271,330
23V593000August 23, 2023engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2024crash and fire2,018
23V215000March 29, 2023air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger2020crash and injury143,053
22V815000October 31, 2022tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2020–2021crash296,044
22V807000October 26, 2022suspension: critical fasteners2022–2023crash33
22V753000October 7, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2022–2023crash and fire76,515
22V718000September 26, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2023crash555
22V657000August 31, 2022trailer hitches2022crash3,184
22V514000July 20, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash43,091
22V245000April 13, 2022fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors2021–2022fire1,382
22V152000March 28, 2022air bags: side/window2020–2023injury222,892
22V086000February 16, 2022equipment: other: labels2020–2021crash3,648
21V892000November 17, 2021visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system2020–2021crash and injury54,429
21V812000October 15, 2021wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2021crash30
21V616000August 6, 2021electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021fire33
21V132000March 3, 2021wheels: rim2021crash128
21V026000January 27, 2021steering2020–2021crash10,303
20V716000November 18, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021crash32,048
20V712000November 17, 2020steering2020–2021crashdo not drive776
20V702000November 13, 2020tires: sidewall2020–2021crash760
20V504000August 26, 2020exterior lighting: headlights2020crash11
20V505000August 26, 2020seats2020crash and injury5,376

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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