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Volkswagen CC Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen CC, across 9 model years from 2009 to 2017. The 2016 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (3).

No Volkswagen CC model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2013, is at 1.9×.

Model years
9

2009–2017, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2016

6 recalls

Owner complaints
983

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 983 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen CC across 10 model years; the most, 242, concern the 2010.

Owners marked a crash on 37 of the Volkswagen CC complaints (4%) and a fire on 4.

Across all Volkswagen CC model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 423 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (196).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen CC in 2017: 238, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen CC is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 15 model-year listings.

The newest Volkswagen CC recall, 21V321000, was reported on May 5, 2021 and concerns the unknown or other.

Volkswagen CC years to avoid

The best-measured Volkswagen CC years are 2015 (0.3×), 2016 (0.4×) and 2009 (0.6×).

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 CC, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2017342not ranked
201662615
0.4×
201543012
0.3×
201458047
1.3×
2013514872
1.9×
2012623031
1.0×
20114869not ranked
2010424235
1.2×
2009413612
0.6×

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

What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen CC

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE15
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP8
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
  • AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE2
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1

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

Every Volkswagen CC recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Volkswagen CC, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V321000May 5, 2021unknown or other2017crash, fire and injury46
19V535000July 17, 2019air bags: air bag/restraint control module2015–2016crash and injury27,822
19V014000January 11, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015–2017crash, injury and death119,394
18V329000May 16, 2018unknown or other2012–2016crash, fire and injury252
18V148000March 6, 2018air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2009–2014crash, injury and death363,713
17V509000August 16, 2017fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2009–2016crash280,915
17V287000April 28, 2017seats: front assembly: head restraint2016–2017crash and injury23
16V464000June 24, 2016latches/locks/linkages2016injury5,658
16V078000February 10, 2016air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2009–2014crash, injury and death659,493
15V483000August 4, 2015air bags: frontal2010–2014crash and injury415,825
11V312000June 6, 2011tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2012crash4
09V097000March 24, 2009seat belts: front: buckle assembly2009crash and injury5,000

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

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Newest record on this page: June 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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