2022 Volkswagen Atlas: Reliability Data

250
Total Complaints
42,000mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,800 25th Percentile
42,000 Median Mileage
56,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes
44
Engine
42
Electrical System
37
Air Bags
26
Unknown Or Other
20
Automatic Emergency Braking
12
Fuel/Propulsion System
11
Exterior Lighting
7
Steering
6
Warnings
6

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
5
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The infotainment center of the vehicle does not start/work upon start of the car. I get a notification on the dashboard that audio is not available. The whole infotainment center not working on startup means I cannot view the picture/video feed from the rear camera. I tried activating the park assis..."
"The infotainment center of the vehicle does not start/work upon start of the car. I get a notification on the dashboard that audio is not available. The whole infotainment center not working on startup means I cannot view the picture/video feed from the rear camera. I tried activating the park assis..."
"The infotainment center of the vehicle does not start/work upon start of the car. I get a notification on the dashboard that audio is not available. The whole infotainment center not working on startup means I cannot view the picture/video feed from the rear camera. I tried activating the park assis..."

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 26 complaints
Median: 54,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 45 CA: 41 FL: 21 GA: 11 WA: 10 SC: 9 IL: 9 NC: 8 VA: 8 MN: 8

Volkswagen Atlas — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20186458
201966511
2020490
202167010
20231496
202421612
2025473

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