2010 Volkswagen Routan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 359 complaints
359
Total Complaints
71,500mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
71,500 Median Mileage
109,167 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
145
Engine
45
Service Brakes
23
Steering
23
Unknown Or Other
18
Power Train
16
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
9
Exterior Lighting
8
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Automatic Transmission
6

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
7
Fires
15
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY NEW 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN, THE CAR IS UNDER TWO MONTHS OLD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LEFT THE KEYS IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO OPEN THE GARAGE.... I WANTED TO GET A PUPPY OUT OF THE REAR ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING GOES OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WILL FAIL. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL CONTI..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING GOES OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE STEERING WILL FAIL. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL CONTI..."

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.

Electrical System 145 complaints
25th: 50,000 mi Median: 79,650 mi 75th: 108,750 mi
Engine 45 complaints
25th: 44,000 mi Median: 77,000 mi 75th: 105,000 mi
Service Brakes 23 complaints
25th: 47,000 mi Median: 75,250 mi 75th: 114,050 mi
Steering 23 complaints
25th: 44,000 mi Median: 98,000 mi 75th: 127,500 mi
Unknown Or Other 18 complaints
25th: 52,139 mi Median: 78,368 mi 75th: 148,100 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 41 CA: 30 OH: 26 FL: 25 TX: 25 NC: 21 PA: 20 MO: 16 NJ: 15 IL: 15

Who Files Complaints?

1.4%
Original Owners
98.6%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Routan — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20094607
20113029
20121152

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