Total Complaints
72 filings
VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO · model year
1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO
72 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1992VOLKSWAGENCORRADO carries 72 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 7 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1992 CORRADO is visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core with 29 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:cooling system (8) and visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 37 investigation files overlapping the 1992 CORRADO, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
72
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 29 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20050613ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM BEHIND STEERING WHEEL. PRIOR TO THIS VEHILCE HAD BEEN RUNNING HOT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A COOLANT FLUSH, AND HAD THE BELT REPLACED AROUND THE FAN. ALSO, HAD A NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. CONSUMER WAS IN THE CAR 5-10 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SMOKED. *AK
Mileage: 117,700
20040622ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 98V295000. PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VR6 ENGINES. A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT SUCH AS THE THERMO SWITCH, RADIATOR FAN, OR WATER PUMP CAN MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. OVER TIME, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE CAN CAUSE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT FROM THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER. DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK
Mileage: 99,400
20030409ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 295 000, BUT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NLM
Mileage: 97,000
20030407VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLASHED. THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AND AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE'S CABIN BECAME FILLED WITH STEAM AND HOT RADIATOR FLUID WAS ON THE FLOOR BOARD. IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEATER CORE FAILED. *NLM
20020916VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. 1 YEAR LATER IT BROKE, CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK AND FRONT WINDSHIELD TO STEAM UP.*AK
20020821ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RECALL WORK PERFORMED AND FAILURE IMMEDIATELY OCCURRED. RUPTURED HEATER CORE REPAIRED, BUT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO COOLANT FUMES. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX RECALL 98V295000. *AK
20020821VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
RECALL WORK PERFORMED AND FAILURE IMMEDIATELY OCCURRED. RUPTURED HEATER CORE REPAIRED, BUT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO COOLANT FUMES. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX RECALL 98V295000. *AK
20020625VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
MY HEATER CORE FAILED SPILLING RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND VAPOR THROUGH THE HVAC SYSTEM.. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A PART THAT CONSISTANTLY FAILED IN MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND AM HOPING THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE RESPONSABLE AND REPLACE THE PART AS A RECALL ISSUE.*AK
20011217VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
FOG LIGHTS OVERHEAT. VWOA HAS REFUSED HELLA OEM FOG LIGHT REPLACEMENT DESIGN. HEATED OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DELAMINATES.*AK
20011217EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FOG LIGHTS OVERHEAT. VWOA HAS REFUSED HELLA OEM FOG LIGHT REPLACEMENT DESIGN. HEATED OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DELAMINATES.*AK
20011217VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
FOG LIGHTS OVERHEAT. VWOA HAS REFUSED HELLA OEM FOG LIGHT REPLACEMENT DESIGN. HEATED OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DELAMINATES.*AK
20011217EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
FOG LIGHTS OVERHEAT. VWOA HAS REFUSED HELLA OEM FOG LIGHT REPLACEMENT DESIGN. HEATED OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DELAMINATES.*AK
20010827VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE LOCATED BEHIND VENTILATION SYSTEM BLEW UP, HOT COOLANT HIT VENT AND WHITE SMOKE AND COOLANT ENTERED INTO VEHICLE, CHEMICALS WERE VERY STRONG. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY WILL REPLACE HEATER CORE, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURIED, BECAUSE LIQUID WAS HOT,CONSUMER WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY WHITE SMOKE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS.*SLC
20010621ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH AND THE HEATER WERE REPAIR WITH USED PARTS AND STILL FAILED. *AK
20010621VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
IGNITION SWITCH AND THE HEATER WERE REPAIR WITH USED PARTS AND STILL FAILED. *AK
20010119STEERING:RACK AND PINION
PARTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE UNTIL OTHER REPAIR WAS DONE NOT RELATING TO THIS PART OF CAR IS FAULT OF DEALER BUT MUST BE REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE! DEALER SERVICE TAKES NO BLAME AND WILL NOT NEGOTIATE .
20001212VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HOT FLUIDS TO ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT FROM VENT WHICH CAUSED WINDOWS TO STEAM UP. ALSO, CONSUMER MENTIONED RECALL 98V295000. CONSUMER NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
20000411VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH STEAM CAME OUT THRU VENTS (NO VISIVILITY) AND HOT COOLANT CAME IN FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD BURNING ME AND MY WIFE'S FEET, IMPAIRING VEHICLE CONTROL, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HOT WATER AND LACK OF VISIBILITY. ACCORDING TO VW A RECALL WAS PERFORMED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING ON JULY 30, 1999 AND THE VEHICLE HAD 63,376 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 68,505 MILES. *AK
19991209VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING STEAM TO ENTER VENTS OF VEHICLE.
19991201ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF VW IS RESPONSIBLE ON FIXING THE RECALLS AND ANYTHING RELATED TO THEM? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
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PE23017Preliminary EvaluationClosed
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EQ22001EQClosed
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO have?▼
The 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO has 72 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 7 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO?▼
The most-complained component for the 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO is VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE with 29 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM and VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR.
Is the 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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