2020 Volkswagen Atlas owner complaints
Most named: electrical system
11 of 27 complaints
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models. No crashes, fires or injuries in them.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 11 | 41% |
| Air bags | 8 | 30% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 7 | 26% |
| Steering | 5 | 19% |
| Other or not specified | 5 | 19% |
| Service brakes | 4 | 15% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Kia Telluride | 767 |
| Hyundai Palisade | 537 |
| Honda Pilot | 489 |
| Ford Edge | 319 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 53 |
| Nissan Murano | 46 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
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