Volkswagen Beetle
2007 only
2007 Volkswagen Beetle have 70 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 58,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2007 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Volkswagen Beetle report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2007 only
Median onset: 58,000 miles. 4.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 76,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 41,000 miles.
Median onset: 40,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 25,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 35,989 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 6,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 101,460 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2007 model year. See the full Volkswagen Beetle report for every year and full specs/safety data.