2013 Volkswagen Cc: Reliability Data

185
Total Complaints
46,500mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,990 25th Percentile
46,500 Median Mileage
67,963 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
88
Engine
18
Fuel/Propulsion System
15
Electrical System
14
Steering
8
Wheels
7
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Service Brakes
5
Unknown Or Other
5
Fuel System, Gasoline
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I FOUND OUT VW HAS RE-DESIGNED THEIR BRAKES FOR A 'SOFT FEEL'. BUT THE BRAKES NOW TRAVEL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN SLOWLY PUSHED DOWN, AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET A FEEL THAT THE BRAKES ARE TAKING EFFECT. IN FACT THE TRAVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOWER THAN THE LEVEL OF THE GAS PEDAL AND TH..."
"THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION IN AUGUST OF 2012 (VEHICLE WAS LEASED THE END OF JUNE) WHEN IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND ONCE STARTED THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONAL CUT OFF OR RUN REALLY ROUGH FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR 2 DA..."
"THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION IN AUGUST OF 2012 (VEHICLE WAS LEASED THE END OF JUNE) WHEN IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND ONCE STARTED THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONAL CUT OFF OR RUN REALLY ROUGH FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR 2 DA..."

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.

Air Bags 88 complaints
25th: 31,500 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 74,826 mi
Engine 18 complaints
25th: 20,400 mi Median: 52,500 mi 75th: 67,141 mi
Fuel/Propulsion System 15 complaints
25th: 53,000 mi Median: 62,000 mi 75th: 85,000 mi
Electrical System 14 complaints
25th: 10,425 mi Median: 46,195 mi 75th: 77,750 mi
Steering 8 complaints
25th: 24,250 mi Median: 32,000 mi 75th: 57,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 38 CA: 31 TX: 13 NJ: 12 MD: 11 NY: 9 AZ: 9 GA: 9 VA: 7 NC: 5

Who Files Complaints?

0.5%
Original Owners
99.5%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Cc — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200918310
201033012
20111202
201233724
20141015
2015490
2016382

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