Volkswagen Beetle Convertible

Owners filed 42 complaints across 11 model years of the Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. The 2015 drew the most (16); the 2019 the fewest (1).

Model years11

Complaints42

Recalls22

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Volkswagen Beetle Convertible model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2019	1	2	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2018	0	3	—	—	—	Do not drive
2017	2	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2016	11	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2015	16	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2014	4	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2013	8	3	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2012	0	3	—	—	—	Routine
2010	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2009	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2008	0	1	—	—	—	Routine

Which Volkswagen Beetle Convertible years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2015 is the weakest year on record, with 16 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.