Volkswagen Atlas owners have reported a total of 3,035 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Volkswagen Atlas. The 2021 Volkswagen Atlas cars have the most problems reported (762 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2026 Atlas | |
| 2025 Atlas | |
| 2024 Atlas | |
| 2023 Atlas | |
| 2022 Atlas | |
| 2021 Atlas | |
| 2020 Atlas | |
| 2019 Atlas | |
| 2018 Atlas |
The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Volkswagen Atlas cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (485 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (380 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Volkswagen Atlas of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Atlas model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Volkswagen Atlas model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Volkswagen Atlas is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
|---|---|
| 2026 Atlas | |
| 2025 Atlas | |
| 2024 Atlas | |
| 2023 Atlas | |
| 2022 Atlas | |
| 2021 Atlas | |
| 2020 Atlas | |
| 2019 Atlas | |
| 2018 Atlas |