IllustrationTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,479. UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS
2007 Volkswagen Beetle
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 49.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
110–25K
1425–50K
1050–75K
975–100K
5100–150K
1150K+
50 reports with mileage · 6 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
56 reportsFIRST THE BUTTON TO ROLL UP THE PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE, THEN THE BUTTON TO LOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE, THEN THE SEAT FELL APART FOR NOT REASON AND WOULD NOT CLIP DOWN, THEN THE PLASTIC PANELS INSIDE THE DOOR CRACK AND ARE FALLING OFF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD BY DEALER MAIN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND MORE COULD BE BAD ONCE THAT WAS REPAIRED AND REST OF SYSTEM COULD BE CHECKED. *TR
ONGOING ISSUE WITH STARTING FOR APPROX LAST YEAR AND A HALF. HAVE HAD IN TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY FIND NOTHING OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO LOCK MY CAR WHEN IN USE BECAUSE THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS ARE BEING CONFUSED. WHILE TRYING TO START THE ICONS WILL FLASH AND THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN. SOMETIMES THE CAR EVENT…
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ONGOING ISSUE WITH STARTING FOR APPROX LAST YEAR AND A HALF. HAVE HAD IN TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY FIND NOTHING OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO LOCK MY CAR WHEN IN USE BECAUSE THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS ARE BEING CONFUSED. WHILE TRYING TO START THE ICONS WILL FLASH AND THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN. SOMETIMES THE CAR EVENTUALLY STARTS ON A 2ND OR 3RD TRY BUT OTHER TIMES THE CAR GOES DEAD AND A JUMP IS NECESSARY. I HAVE LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. ARE OTHERS HAVING ISSUES OR IS THIS DEALERSHIP INEFFECTIVE IN DIAGNOSING PROBLEM? *TR
VW HAS A HISTORY OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR CARS. OUR CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH SHIFTING UP AND DOWN. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 30K MILES AGO. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. AS WE STARTING INVESTIGATING IF THERE WERE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THEY SAME ISSUE, WE HAVE LEARNE…
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VW HAS A HISTORY OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR CARS. OUR CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH SHIFTING UP AND DOWN. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 30K MILES AGO. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. AS WE STARTING INVESTIGATING IF THERE WERE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THEY SAME ISSUE, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT VW KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS OFFER TO MANY TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE ISSUE. WE CONTACTED VW TODAY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DO THE SAME FOR OUR VW AND THEY SAID NO. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TRANSMISSION IS BAD. HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. DRIVES FINE UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP. AFTER ABOUT 20 OR 30 MINUTES IT STARTS THE HARD SHIFT AND JERKING. IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN, NOTHING, JUST STUCK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AND ROLLED OVER A CEMEN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE PARKING IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AND ROLLED OVER A CEMENT CHOCK FOLLOWED BY A STORAGE UNIT THAT FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,387.
THE IGNITION KEY/TUMBLER AND STEERING COLUMN WILL BECOME LOCKED IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. CAR MUST BE ALIGNED PERFECTLY BEFORE PARKING TO NOT HAVE AN ISSUE. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. KEY AND TUMBLER WILL ACTUALLY SPIN IN THE COLUMN WHEN TURNED WHILE COLUMN …
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THE IGNITION KEY/TUMBLER AND STEERING COLUMN WILL BECOME LOCKED IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. CAR MUST BE ALIGNED PERFECTLY BEFORE PARKING TO NOT HAVE AN ISSUE. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. KEY AND TUMBLER WILL ACTUALLY SPIN IN THE COLUMN WHEN TURNED WHILE COLUMN IS LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID TO PULL ON KEY/TUMBLER WHILE TURNING AND IT WILL "CATCH" ITS POSITION AGAIN. WIFE HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN LOCK-UP. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ANYONE TO BE LEFT STRANDED IN ANY LOCATION. *TR
Official recalls
210V621000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Dec 10, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 JETTA, NEW BEETLE, NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, MODEL YEAR 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 RABBIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. THE JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, AND RABBIT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SMALL PLASTIC TAB LOCATED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR THAT MAY CHAFE AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE NEW BEETLE AND THE NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FASTENING CLAMP ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAY BE LOCATED IN AN IMPROPER POSITION WHICH COULD CAUSE CHAFING AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF CHAFING OCCURS, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FUEL LEAK TO DEVELOP. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE UNDERHOOD FUEL LINE. ADDITIONALLY, DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE MODEL, DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE PLASTIC TAB FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, OR INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE FASTENING CLAMP AND ADJUST THE RELATED FASTENING CLAMP INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
07V063000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
Feb 20, 2007
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, WAGON, AND CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MAY MALFUNCTION IF IT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OR REMAIN ON. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PROPER SIGNAL WHEN BRAKING COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2007, AND WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL STAGGERED MAILINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21, 2007. VEHICLES WITHIN THE MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR OF THIS POPULATION MAY BE INVOLVED IN EITHER THIS RECALL OR 06V-183, BUT NOT BOTH. THE REMEDY IS THE SAME FOR EACH RECALL. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS WILL APPLY THE REMEDY BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.