2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 26%of 78 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,346miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the engine of the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, 26% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,346 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The car stalls at low speeds causing a safety concern for me and my kid. Reading in the VW Atlas Forum, this could be caused by a failed vapor (or carbon) canister. VW has not issued a recall on this as far as I know. This happens randomly. When this happens, the check engine light comes out.”
NHTSA complaint #11773621, filed 2026-10“While at a red light, stopped in traffic and at a stop sign the vehicle turns off and says to restart manually. Need to put in park and manually restart. Very dangerous when no one around me knows what I am doing. This occurred four (4) the times the last 4-YEARS. I will contact the dealer tomorrow as the latest random stop occurred today. A truly random occurrence with no warning.”
NHTSA complaint #11605533, filed 2024-07“This vehicle is burning excessive engine oil. My vehicle required two quarts of oil before my oil change. This occurred at the 20,000-mile interval and again at 30,000 miles. This vehicle also had two coolant repairs before 30,000 miles. The car has not been in any accidents. The vehicle had no oil.”
NHTSA complaint #11614839, filed 2024-09“I was coming to a red light and my 2022 vehicle shut off. A message popped up on the screen and said “please restart car”. This is very dangerous as I had to put my car in park and restart the vehicle in moving traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #11519318, filed 2023-04“The engine has shut off on multiple occasions since we bought it in 2022. It appears to shut off at traffic lights and we are given the indicator message to start car manually. Typically when this happens we have to put the car in park and restart the engine. Just the other day 5/13/24 this happened again while I was sitting at a traffic light and I put the car in park and restarted the engine and as soon as I did it, the car shut off again, it did this 3 times in a row before I was able to get the car moving. …”
NHTSA complaint #11589258, filed 2024-05Related service bulletins
- 11038146Sep 17, 2026Suggested fuel additive
- 11035762Jul 9, 2026Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
- 11035774Jul 6, 2026For applicable 2018-2022 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport 3.6L Settlement Class Vehicles (NA6 warranty key), the New Vehicle Limited Warranty will be extended to cover 80% of the…
- 11035773Jul 6, 2026Supporting FAQ for VWP-26-07 Main Engine Wiring Harness Limited Warranty Extension (Class Action)
- 11034614Jun 18, 2026Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
- 11034613Jun 18, 2026Lubricating engine components before reassembly.
- 11034617Jun 4, 2026Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards
- 11030847Mar 27, 2026This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the…
- 11027250Dec 4, 2025Update Engine/Motor Control Module J623.
- 11026165Nov 11, 2025The positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve / oil separator may fail prematurely due to material aging. If this happens, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) will illuminate…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
23 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsForward collision avoidance
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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