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Volkswagen Cc · 2017

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V014000·2019-01-11

    Volkswagen and Audi Recall Vehicles Due to Airbag Inflator Defect

    Volkswagen is recalling specific 2015-2017 models because the driver's airbag inflator may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI EOS, PASSAT, CC, TT ROADSTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V321000·2021-05-05

    Volkswagen Recalls 46 Internal-Use Vehicles for Regulatory Compliance Concerns

    Volkswagen is recalling 46 internal-use vehicles sold without confirmation of compliance with federal safety standards. The vehicles may have been modified and could fail to meet safety requirements.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R, CC, E-GOLF, GOLF
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2017Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2017; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • PE21008 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
  • DP19003 Defect Petition · engine
  • EA18003 Engineering Analysis · open · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • RQ17009 Recall Query · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • PE15010 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:frontal

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2012 · engine 43 complaints, median 86,000 mi
  • 2012 · electrical 30 complaints, median 63,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

453 manufacturer service bulletins across 5 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2017: 4.1/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2016: 3.4/5 · 26 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2015: 3.6/5 · 30 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2014: 3.1/5 · 80 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2012: 2.7/5 · 230 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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