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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.
1V2MR2CAXJC••••••2018 Volkswagen ATLAS
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2018 Volkswagen ATLAS build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
439on the model
146builds in total
Most reportedService Brakes 2Seat Belts 1Steering 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesJul 2022
We are RANDOMLY having our brake light come on, followed by an alarm and a “BRAKE BOOST FAULTY “ warning on out dash. While this is going on…the brakes will start “pumping” a few times with just a light touch of the brakes. This is starting to happen every day or two. The…
Forward Collision AvoidanceFeb 2022
Random and sudden braking of the Volkswagen Atlas, with the forward anti-collision signal lit on, whereas there was absolutely no cars ahead of the Atlas. It happened twice already, first on an highway driving at 60 miles/hr and a second time in a city at about 30 miles/hr.…
SteeringMar 2021
Two weeks ago, our 2018 atlas displayed faulty steering lock. Vehicle was disabled and towed to dealership. After $1,300 in repairs with new steering module, the vehicle displays this again, and won't move. Vehicle is at dealership again and is dangerous because if this happens…
Seat BeltsOct 2020
My wife and I have a 2018 atlas. We have two children, and their car seats are placed on the second row seats. We have been noticing that the latch for the seat belt buckles securing their car seats were coming undone. It would latch down and we would pull it to confirm it's…
Service BrakesAug 2018
The autonomous breaking system and pediatrian warning sensors are malfunctioning making my car unsafe to drive. Since it's purchase in january 2018, the brakes have locked up at least 10 times under normal driving conditions. I can re-create the problem when I am moving slowly…
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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 1V2MR2CAXJC550019 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.