Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 493 consumer complaints across the 6 model years of the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport (2020–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2021 has the most, with 165. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (158 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All Atlas Cross Sport model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

• Electrical system158 24%
• Other or unknown97 15%
• Brakes90 14%
• Engine88 13%
• Air bags80 12%
• Forward collision avoidance77 12%
• Fuel system40 6.0%
• Exterior lighting32 4.8%

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

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