1993 Volkswagen Corrado: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 52 complaints
52
Total Complaints
110,000mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

94,500 25th Percentile
110,000 Median Mileage
123,889 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
3
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
1
STEERING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
5
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE. FANS WERE RECALLED ON SOME VOLKSWAGON CORRADO'S BUT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED."
"ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL,, DRIVER'S VIN NOT INCLUDED AMONG THOSE RECALLED. *AK"
"HEATER CORE LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT AND STEAM THROUGHT VEHICLE'S DUCTWORK. IN ADDITION, PLASTIC HOUSING TO WHICH THE THERMOSTAT ATTACHES WARPED AND WAS LEAKING, AND RADIATOR FAN MOTOR WAS REPLACED WHEN IT STARTED SQUEALING AND SEIZED. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 10 CA: 9 NY: 5 AZ: 3 GA: 3 NC: 3 TX: 3 AR: 3 CO: 2 FL: 2

Who Files Complaints?

32.7%
Original Owners
67.3%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Corrado — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990480
1992720

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28