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Volkswagen Corrado

Model years 1989–1995 · 6 recall campaigns · 148 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

Across 7 model years (1989–1995), the Volkswagen Corrado has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns and 148 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is visibility (373 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine and engine cooling (270.3).

The 1992 model year has the most complaints (50). Recall campaigns peaked in 1991 with 1; complaints were received in the largest number in 1998 (38). Within Volkswagen, this line ranks 14 of 43 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1989 Volkswagen Corrado200%366,100
1990 Volkswagen Corrado339184%374,600
1991 Volkswagen Corrado2733%366,500
1992 Volkswagen Corrado350236%368,517
1993 Volkswagen Corrado347222%44,517
1994 Volkswagen Corrado2419%40,217
1995 Volkswagen Corrado NHTSA record115%34,000

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Visibility373
Engine and Engine Cooling270.3
Electrical System91.9
Seat Belts54.1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic37.8
Fuel System, Gasoline32.4
Power Train27
Structure27
Exterior Lighting27
Steering16.2

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Volkswagen Corrado complaints (185 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

91
95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Volkswagen Corrado, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Volkswagen Corrado model year, by year received.

Other Volkswagen model lines

Questions and answers

Which Volkswagen Corrado model years have the most recalls?

1990 (3), 1992 (3), 1993 (3). Across model years 1989–1995 there are 6 distinct campaigns.

Which Volkswagen Corrado model year has the most complaints?

1992, with 50 of the line's 148 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Volkswagen Corrado complain about?

visibility (373 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (270.3 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (91.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.