2018 Volkswagen Atlas Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 75about this part
- Share
- 16%of 467 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,520miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 75 complaints about the brakes of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, 16% of the 467 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,520 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The faulty brake boost warning continues to come on while driving even after being fixed by the dealership. The cars brakes locked up on me when I was reversing into a parking spot? Then the car turned completely off?? I had to turn the car back on and continue to park?? There was also an auto start/ stop error warning that came on while driving!!”
NHTSA complaint #11309299, filed 2020-02, 25,000 miles“Pulling out of parking lots where there is slight dip crash avoidance system will kick in while turn into traffic and will stop the vehicle almost middle of the road, almost got t bone few time, I have brought up to vw attention, dealer keeps saying nothing wrong with vehicle . To me it is safety concern, definitely for vw, thank you”
NHTSA complaint #11255182, filed 2019-09, 7,000 miles“2/20/2019 at 16:19 pst - I was driving on a cloudy afternoon, approaching a railroad crossing, about 100 ft away. My Atlas' radar was tripped by something and the car slammed the brakes to avoid a crash. Except there was nothing on the road. I am glad there were no cars around me otherwise I would have been involved in a crash.”
NHTSA complaint #11181662, filed 2019-02, 30,000 miles“I've had scary problems with brake assist and lane assist. With lane assist the vehicle has made sudden violent turns to stay in a lane. Sometimes if there's a gap in the road lines (such as a turn lane) lane assist can be unpredictable. Adaptive cruise control works fine but I've had several instances when traffic ahead stopped abruptly where it wouldn't have stopped in time to avoid a collision.”
NHTSA complaint #11343663, filed 2020-08, 25,000 miles“I came to a full stop as I was about to exit a driveway. Since there were no vehicles approaching from either direction and there were no obstacles in front of me, I stated to pull out of the driveway when the autonomous emergency braking system suddenly and abruptly stopped my vehicle with no justification. This type of system failure can result in injury.”
NHTSA complaint #11055999, filed 2017-12, 1,025 milesRelated recalls
- 18V369000Jun 1, 2018DO NOT DRIVEVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen and GTI…Covers: Volkswagen Atlas 2018, Audi SQ5 2018, Q5 2018 +6 more
- 18V536000Aug 15, 2018Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017-2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles. The brake caliper bracket…Covers: Volkswagen Atlas 2018, Passat 2017–2018
Related service bulletins
- 11036878Aug 27, 2026Repair or Replace Information
- 11026177Nov 6, 2025Warranty Instruction and guidance
- 11026174Nov 3, 2025Alignment sheet submission.
- 11018936May 1, 2025Steps to perform when a customer states and unwarranted Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB).
- 11016584Mar 12, 2025Brake Repair or Replacement Information
- 11007387Aug 22, 2024This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
- 10239637Jul 13, 2023Brake repair or replacement instruction.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 7% |
| 2025 | 5 | 10% |
| 2024 | 37 | 21% |
| 2023 | 15 | 11% |
| 2022 | 50 | 27% |
| 2021 | 98 | 20% |
| 2020 | 4 | 15% |
| 2019 | 79 | 16% |
| 2018 | 75 | 16% |
Other parts of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
111 complaintsAir bags
100 complaintsEngine
100 complaintsOther or unknown
73 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsForward collision avoidance
31 complaintsSteering
27 complaintsSeats
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
16 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsSeat belts
13 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology