1988 Volkswagen Cabriolet Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the body and structure of the 1988 Volkswagen Cabriolet, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In dec. 1999 the frame of my wife lanette parks Cabriolet was cracking and splitting without any accident or abnormal driving event to cause it. The frame shop informed me that they see this quite often on vw rabbits, golfs and cabriolets due to a design flaw in the frame. Apparently they added a metal support bar between the two front wheels that vw includes on the sporty gti models, but eliminates on the Cabriolet. Why this is done is beyond me, the only reason I can think of is to save money on materials and manufacturing.”
NHTSA complaint #718623, filed 2000-02Body and structure: other model years
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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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