Volkswagen Recalls — Canada & USA

Volkswagen has 45 models with recall activity in our database, spanning 1974 through 2026. Across those models, 716 recall campaigns are recorded, and the breakdown skews heavily toward the upper tiers under the severity rating system: 47% of campaigns fall into Critical and 24% into High, meaning roughly seven in ten recalls involve conditions associated with loss of vehicle control, fire risk, structural failure, or other outcomes with serious injury potential. Another 15% are rated Medium, 12% Low, and 2% Informational.

The Jetta leads the lineup with 100 recall campaigns on record, followed by the Passat at 79 and the Golf at 66. Those three models alone account for more than a third of all recall activity across the 45 models in the database. Among the most recent Critical-tier campaigns, a 2025 Taos recall addresses a fuel leak condition that creates the risk of a fire. The lineup's recall history extends back to 1974, giving the database a span of more than five decades of campaign data, with coverage running through the 2026 model year across sedans, hatchbacks, SUVs, and other vehicle types represented in the Volkswagen catalog.