2023 Volkswagen Atlas Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 20about this part
- Share
- 14%of 142 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,000miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the fuel system of the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas, 14% of the 142 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car has started to stall out when I am stopped at a sign, light, reversing or a low idle. When I change to reverse from park, the car stalls. I have to put it back in park start and try to reverse again. Same thing happens when I go from reverse to drive. I have done a little research online, and a lot of these 2023 Volkswagen Atlas’s has this issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11756573, filed 2026-08“Our Atlas’ engine will turn off unexpectedly from time to time. This usually happens when the vehicle is stopped whether it be at a stop light, stop sign, carpool, etc. We brought it to the dealership and the replaced a part and indicated it should fix it; however the problem has persisted.”
NHTSA complaint #11735683, filed 2026-05“2023 Volkswagen Atlas R-Line. While driving (moving) on a congested road the vehicle signaled Please start engine manually the gas pedal became unresponsive. Power steering, radio, A/C, all still worked, but I had to come to a complete stop to restart engine. The same thing has happened multiple times now with the last one being in the middle of the road trying to complete a U-turn. This is incredibly dangerous for not only my family but others on the road not expecting a vehicle to stall. This has been identified by multiple other owners on-line. …”
NHTSA complaint #11755094, filed 2026-08“At approximately 8500 miles the car started randomly stalling, maybe once or twice a week. Now at 9600 miles it stalls every time we drive the car. This is not the Start/Stop system as we deactivate that when we get in the car. Typically, the car is warm, the AC is on, we have idled with the car in park then place the car in gear to drive and it dies. The dealer claims they cannot duplicate the problem. Also, the throttle is very non-linear. One time you push the throttle a little and the car takes off slamming you back in the seat. …”
NHTSA complaint #11600426, filed 2024-07“While driving on the highway at 65 miles per hour, my Atlas shut itself off. I had to put it into park and restart the ignition. It turned on after 2 attempts but just barely. It turned on and gave enough power to move forward very slowly but virtually no propulsion. It turned on briefly, I pressed the gas and then it shut off but had enough to cruise to get to the shoulder across the highway. There was no shoulder next to the lane I was in. Luckily the cars around me saw that I put my hazzard lights on immediately and did the same. Once at the shoulder, tho the system had shut down again... …”
NHTSA complaint #11723790, filed 2026-03Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas
37 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsAir bags
22 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsExterior lighting
15 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsLane departure
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 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.
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