2024 Volkswagen Atlas: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 216 complaints
216
Total Complaints
9,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,997 25th Percentile
9,500 Median Mileage
14,245 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
37
SERVICE BRAKES
32
ENGINE
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
15
POWER TRAIN
14
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
11
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
10
AIR BAGS
7
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
3
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle there would be a knocking sound coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The failure occurred approximately three times. The accelerator pedal would fail to move the vehicle without flooring the accele..."
"Engine failure. Can not start. Lost all the fuel with in an 1 hr after filling the tank."
"1. The plastic piece attached to the outer section of the back passenger seats of the 2024 VW Atlas is designed where the seat belt gets easily tangled in the seat tract, allowing the seatbelt to get caught and rendering the seat inoperable. This component should be available for inspection upon req..."

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.

TX: 30 FL: 28 CA: 22 IN: 12 MA: 9 SC: 7 MO: 7 OH: 7 MI: 7 CO: 6

Who Files Complaints?

0.9%
Original Owners
99.1%
Second+ Owners

Volkswagen Atlas — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20186458
201966511
2020490
202167010
20222505
20231496
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