2021 Volkswagen Atlas Exterior lighting Problems

“Daytime LED running light (Front passenger side) stopped working and has not come back on. I am told the whole lighting assembly has to be replaced at a cost of $800 to $1,000. I have seen many other complaints online from owners of the same vehicle that are experiencing the same issue with one of the front LED daytime driving lights.”

“About a week ago I noticed that my 2021 Volkswagen atlas 2021 signature LED strip that functions as the Daytime Running Light (DRL) not working. I search online and there’s a lot of complaints about the same problem with this car It says it’s a very common and expensive problem”

“There is an investigation for this issue which is the drl's/daytime running lights for the vw 2021 (2021-2023 actually) give out/fail, and they cannot be fixed without replacing the $1200 entire headlight part. Crazy for a light that new to give out for so many. I refuse to pay for these it is obviouysly a design flaw on their end. In our case, both drl's gave out. Regular night lights work but those do not work day or night as they should”

“LED daytime running lights went out a few weeks ago at the same time, then yesterday both headlights went out at the same time as well. There have been no damages or wrecks in my vehicle and I am the only owner. There are no warning lights and according to the MyVW app, everything is fine. I cannot see well while driving at night anymore and this will cost me $2,000 to replace at only 60,000 miles.”

“Received message that daytime side light was out in my 2021 VW Atlas. Went to the dealership and they said that it will cost $3,152.23 for entire headlight assembly to be replaced because bulb cannot be changed as it is LED. I did research on the issue in Reddit and there are many many 2021 VW Atlases with the same issue! They have also opened up complaints in NHTSA. It is cost prohibitive to fix a light on this car and a major safety issue.”