2000 Volkswagen Eurovan: Reliability Data

32
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
Fan
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

43,001 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
93,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Fan
10
Cooling System
2
Disc
1
Drum
1
Windshield
1
Latches/Locks/Linkages
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Power Steering Fluid
1
Front Underhood
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE LATCH ON THE POPTOP COMPLETELY FELL APART AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. (WE HAD ONLY USED THE LATCH ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES.) THE SAFETY BACK-UP LATCH TEMPORARILY PREVENTED THE POPTOP FROM ACTIVATING. WE HAD TO FIND THE VARIOUS PARTS. *AK"
"THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 71,000 MILES. ON 10-9-01, IT WAS INSPECTED BY MCNEVIN VW IN BERKELEY, CA AT 65,456 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SAID TO HAVE 80% REMAINING AND THE REARS HAD 70% REMAINING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT 70,558 MILES AND HE SAID THE FRONT HAD LESS THAN 50% AND..."
"THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 71,000 MILES. ON 10-9-01, IT WAS INSPECTED BY MCNEVIN VW IN BERKELEY, CA AT 65,456 MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SAID TO HAVE 80% REMAINING AND THE REARS HAD 70% REMAINING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT 70,558 MILES AND HE SAID THE FRONT HAD LESS THAN 50% AND..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Fan 10 complaints
25th: 23,420 mi Median: 39,000 mi 75th: 50,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 9 FL: 4 WI: 3 NH: 3 WA: 3 IL: 2 VA: 2 IN: 1 TX: 1 MN: 1

Who Files Complaints?

50%
Original Owners
50%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Eurovan — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
19931016
1997220
1999221
2001291
2002450
2003210

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