https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volkswagen Arteon. en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:45:02 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2135597 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Several of the tires showing delamination according to the dealership. Extremely hazardous to drive on tires as is. Manufacturer (Continental) advised me on 9/25/2025 they would replace 5 tires (car purchased new, came with full size spare). Continental representative give me their contact information and stated that they would have to deal directly with the dealership in order to complete the pr https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2081956 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT TRAVEL ASSIST ALERT KEEPS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. IT IS VERY ANNOYING https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2081957 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT TRAVEL ASSIST ALERT KEEPS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. IT IS VERY ANNOYING https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2081958 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT TRAVEL ASSIST ALERT KEEPS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. IT IS VERY ANNOYING https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2075278 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tire is 245/35 R 20. Tire sidewall blew out on a small bump/pothole at less than 15mph, losing all pressure and forcing to be towed. These are OEM tires with less than 2500 miles on them. Model is on backorder, so all new tires for vehicle had to be replaced. These tires are a known issue for the VW Arteon and customers are forced to pay for replacements at significant cost to "upgrade" to safer m https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#recall-25V082000-volkswagen-volkswagen-arteon-2023 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tiguan, 2023 Arteon, and 2024-2025 Audi Q3 vehicles. An error may occur in the camera control unit at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2032961 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT On my driver's screen, an error message popped up that read "SOS, ERROR: Emergency call function. Service vehicle!" I took my car to the dealership. This was in November of 2023. They were able to remove the error message but the module itself was broken and the SOS feature was not working and would need to be replaced. This module also affects the ability to talk hands-free. This module ha https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2025432 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen has issued an interim safety recall for certain VW vehicles. We believe this also incorporates VW Arteon. The Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) detects a malfunction, switches off the passenger airbag, displays an Airbag error and renders the passenger seat inoperable due to increased risk of injury. I’m alerted by the illumination of the airbag warning light, an acoustic wa https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2025433 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen has issued an interim safety recall for certain VW vehicles. We believe this also incorporates VW Arteon. The Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) detects a malfunction, switches off the passenger airbag, displays an Airbag error and renders the passenger seat inoperable due to increased risk of injury. I’m alerted by the illumination of the airbag warning light, an acoustic wa https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-2007670 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tread separating from belt. Only 17k miles on new car. 3 of 4 tires were affected. Tire size 245/35r20 https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1996560 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while driving. Warning lights and warning sounds are designed to alert the driver to a potential sa https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1996561 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while driving. Warning lights and warning sounds are designed to alert the driver to a potential sa https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1996562 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT The warning lights flash on and off, sometimes multiple times a second, sounding a loud beeping each time. It is triggered at engine start and persists through all speeds. I have experienced it 0-70 mph. The flashing lights and associated rapid beeping indicating the failure is extremely distracting while driving. Warning lights and warning sounds are designed to alert the driver to a potential sa https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1990480 Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT I hit a small pot hole on [XXX] to [XXX] at 35 MPH an hour an it blew the side belt on the tire. This is the 2nd tire failure this week on the same tire. 245/35 R20 95H just replaced two days ago. Tire had 40 miles on it. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1990486 Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT broken belt on tire after hitting a very small pot hole on the [XXX] at 70 MPH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1980004 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Arteon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 18 to 23 MPH, there was a loud clanking noise coming from the engine. The air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1980005 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Arteon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 18 to 23 MPH, there was a loud clanking noise coming from the engine. The air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1978137 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT This tire model, Continental ProContact TX 245/35 R 20 95H, is the tire that came with my brand new 2023 Arteon and appears to be the overall stock tire VW went with. I had read in media forums that the tires blow out very easily when running over a pothole and it turns out, they were correct. I have now had 3 tires blow out due to potholes in just 7 months of owning my car. All punctures occurre https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1976222 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT The sidewall of tire failed after brushing up against an uneven section of pavement at low speed (5-10mph) as I was making a right hand turn onto a busy road. The low tire pressure light almost immediately illuminated. I had purcahsed the vehicle only 10 days prior with 4,169 miles on it. The previous owner also had a tire failure around 3,000 according to the vehicle's CarFax report. Numerous https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1971068 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Drove through a very small pothole at about 5mph and the sidewall gave out creating a small pin hole and leaked out all the air. This is a known issue across all the forums and Facebook groups for this tire. People are going through tires like crazy because of sidewall failures. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1970010 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT This defect causes multiple, non-periodic, but repeated, "Travel assist unavailable" audible and visual alarms at seemingly unrelated and unpredictable times while driving. My favorite times are when you start making a turn after coming to a full stop and it alarms, asking you to take your eyes off the road and look at the dash. There is no way to turn the alarm off. It occurs even if you have https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1970011 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT This defect causes multiple, non-periodic, but repeated, "Travel assist unavailable" audible and visual alarms at seemingly unrelated and unpredictable times while driving. My favorite times are when you start making a turn after coming to a full stop and it alarms, asking you to take your eyes off the road and look at the dash. There is no way to turn the alarm off. It occurs even if you have https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1970012 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT This defect causes multiple, non-periodic, but repeated, "Travel assist unavailable" audible and visual alarms at seemingly unrelated and unpredictable times while driving. My favorite times are when you start making a turn after coming to a full stop and it alarms, asking you to take your eyes off the road and look at the dash. There is no way to turn the alarm off. It occurs even if you have https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1967977 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT After the vehicle has been sitting for some time, it will repeatedly beep and display “travel assist not available” with a warning triangle. It seems to be steering wheel related. It does not do it sitting still, only while moving. This happens every morning for the first few minutes of driving - often for several miles, and is getting worse. Today, it happened over 10 times within a 1 mile drive. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1967978 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT After the vehicle has been sitting for some time, it will repeatedly beep and display “travel assist not available” with a warning triangle. It seems to be steering wheel related. It does not do it sitting still, only while moving. This happens every morning for the first few minutes of driving - often for several miles, and is getting worse. Today, it happened over 10 times within a 1 mile drive. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1967979 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT After the vehicle has been sitting for some time, it will repeatedly beep and display “travel assist not available” with a warning triangle. It seems to be steering wheel related. It does not do it sitting still, only while moving. This happens every morning for the first few minutes of driving - often for several miles, and is getting worse. Today, it happened over 10 times within a 1 mile drive. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1965579 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tire info: Continental Procontact Size: 245 / 35 R 20 I was driving on city streets at normal speed during a rainy day. I turned right from one road to another road, and as I started to accelerate out of the right turn, my driver side front tire blew out and the TPMS started screaming because it read the tire pressure as 0. I immediately pulled over and checked the tire and saw a huge gash on th https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1964440 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Was switching out the "summer" tires for winter tires and noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the passenger front tire. At the time the car had around 3,000 miles on it. I switched to my spare tire, did not put the bubbled tire back on the car. I had traveled who knows how many miles with that tire like that. If I would have had a blow out, which would have happened at some point it would have https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1964804 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT I was driving on city streets at normal speed during a rainy day. I turned right from one road to another road, and as I started to accelerate out of the right turn, my driver side front tire blew out and the TPMS started screaming because it read the tire pressure as 0. I immediately pulled over and checked the tire and saw a huge gash on the side wall, close to the rim. The road I was on was n https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-arteon#complaint-1964280 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tire size 245/35 R20 Found a large bulge in the sidewall nearing a burst. I have not hit any significant potholes or had any impacts of any sort. Luckily I found this before it blew out. There are a MASSIVE number of reported problems with this specific tire on my car (VW Arteon), with some people reporting up to 5 damaged tires within a year and many blowouts reported. When these fully blow out