Volkswagen CC
Owners filed 983 complaints across 10 model years of the Volkswagen CC. The 2010 drew the most (242).
Which Volkswagen CC years should you avoid?
Going by 983 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Volkswagen CC years to avoid are 2010 and 2012.
- 2010242 complaints, 2.2× a typical CC year, most often about the airbags.
- 2012230 complaints, 2.1× a typical CC year, most often about the airbags.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2015, 2014 and 2011 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Volkswagen CC model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 26 | 6 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 30 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 80 | 5 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 148 | 5 | — | 7 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012Avoid | 230 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2011 | 86 | 4 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010Avoid | 242 | 4 | — | 7 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2009 | 136 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.