Volkswagen Routan owners have reported a total of 1,241 problems for their cars built in the 7 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 Routan. The 2009 Volkswagen Routan cars have the most problems reported (449 problems).
| Model Year | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| 2014 Routan | |
| 2013 Routan | |
| 2012 Routan | |
| 2011 Routan | |
| 2010 Routan | |
| 2009 Routan | |
| 2008 Routan |
The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Volkswagen Routan cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (448 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (203 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Volkswagen Routan 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 Routan 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 Routan 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 Routan 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 |
|---|---|
| 2012 Routan | |
| 2011 Routan | |
| 2010 Routan | |
| 2009 Routan |