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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1V2LR2CA2JC••••••2018 Volkswagen ATLAS
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2018 Volkswagen ATLAS build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
441on the model
146builds in total
Most reportedEngine 2Air Bags 2Electrical System 1Forward Collision Avoidance 1
What owners of this build wrote
Forward Collision AvoidanceJan 2025
My wife was driving to the store on surface streets at about 9am on a clear morning. At a stop light, waiting for the green. After light turned green she accelerated at a normal rate. Midway through the intersection (at about 10 mph) the vehicles emergency braking system engaged…
Air BagsDec 2023
Volkswagen has been aware of a known recall since April 2023 and 9 months later has still not resolved a very serious recall rendering the front passenger seat completely useless
EngineMar 2021
3 weeks after we bought a pre-owned atlas from a vw dealer, the battery died without any warning. We checked-we did not leave anything on in the car. We tried to jump start it for an hour with no luck, so I googled it. The atlas has had many issues with its battery and many…
Electrical SystemDec 2018
Car automatic start/stop function frequently fails to restart engine. This has happened over ten times with two of those almost ending in me being rear ended at high speed. Dealer says battery is defective and replaced the battery but issue is happening again. No way to…
Air BagsOct 2023
It is unreasonable that the safety recall on the airbags has not yet been resolved. The recall was issued in April 2023 and there is still no resolution coming. For passengers, this is a critical safety hazard
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1V2LR2CA2JC544968 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.