NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen Rabbit Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Rabbit, across 4 model years from 2006 to 2009. The 2009 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 152
2006–2009, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 152 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Rabbit across 4 model years; the most, 62, concern the 2009.
Owners marked a crash on 12 of the Volkswagen Rabbit complaints (8%) and a fire on 10.
Across all Volkswagen Rabbit model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 46 complaints), then the electrical system (29).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Rabbit in 2017: 23, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Rabbit is exterior lighting: headlights, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen Rabbit recall, 16V913000, was reported on December 20, 2016 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
Volkswagen Rabbit years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen Rabbit model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Rabbit years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Rabbit
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
Volkswagen Rabbit model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen Rabbit recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V913000December 20, 2016 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2009 | crash | 135,683 |
| 10V621000December 10, 2010 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2007–2009 | fire | 228,236 |
| 07V442000September 24, 2007 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2006–2008 | crash | 340,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Rabbit. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted