Selling a wrecked or non-running Volkswagen Arteon
Tires are what Arteon owners complain about most: 17 of the 43 complaints filed with NHTSA, including 11 of the 14 on the 2023. With a car this new, the counts are small. Being just a few years old, these cars haven't been out long enough for many reports, so a small number means less than it looks.
- Model years in EPA data
- 2019-2024
- Complaints filed with NHTSA
- 43
- Component named most
- Tires (17)
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Built in
- Emden, Germany
- Platform
- Volkswagen MQB, related to the Passat (B8)
If yours is wrecked, flooded or just not worth the repair to you, we buy whole non-running and junk cars, with free pickup anywhere in the US.
A short production run
Wikipedia lists the Arteon liftback as built from 2017 to 2023 in Emden, Germany, on Volkswagen's MQB platform, related to the B8 Passat, with 1.5-liter and 2.0-liter TSI four-cylinder engines. It replaced the CC and was followed by the ID.7. Volkswagen announced that 2023 would be the Arteon's final model year, citing poor sales. EPA's fuel economy file still carries entries from 2019 to 2024, as the Arteon and Arteon 4motion; the complaint file has none for 2024.
Recalls: three just for the Arteon
Three campaigns covered only Arteons, and they were small:
- 20V135000 (2019, 732 vehicles): the electronic brake booster's pressure input rod may be installed incorrectly. Dealers correct the mounting or replace the booster.
- 21V695000 (2021, 99 vehicles): the same rod's connection may be loose and could detach. Dealers tighten it.
- 21V274000 (2021, 149 vehicles): tire pressure sensors were calibrated wrong and may not detect a wheel's position after a tire change. Dealers replace the wheel electronics and valves.
Three more were shared with other Volkswagen and Audi models, so their counts are not Arteon counts: 20V716000 (2021 rear view camera software, 32,048 vehicles across Atlas, Tiguan, Jetta, Golf GTI and Arteon), 22V514000 (2021 infotainment software, 43,091), and 25V082000 (2023 camera control unit software, 29,569, shared with the Tiguan and Audi Q3). Five of the six recall notices say the fix is free of charge; the 20V135000 summary does not mention cost.
Complaints by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recall campaigns | Leading component |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | Tires (3) |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | Electrical system (2) |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 | Forward collision avoidance (5) |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | Electrical system (2) |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | Tires (11) |
The Arteon counts go through October 10, 2026. Each one is one owner's complaint, not a rating.
Repair or sell?
Run the VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first, since five of the six notices above say the fix is free. After a crash, your insurer's numbers matter most; see wrecked or totaled. If you still owe on it, read still owe on the loan before you sell.
Selling the Arteon whole
Have the VIN, mileage and title or loan details. Get an offer online, or call (877) 421-6008. Let us know its location and if it rolls. Sell the whole car as it sits, wheels and all.
More Volkswagens: the CC, Passat and ID.4, or every Volkswagen we cover.
Questions people ask
- Which Arteon years have the most NHTSA complaints?
- The 2021 and the 2023, with 14 each, out of 43 as of October 10, 2026. Eleven of the 2023 complaints name tires. A car this young has had only a short window for owners to file reports.
- Were there brake recalls on the Arteon?
- Two, both on the brake booster's pressure input rod. Recall 20V135000 covers 2019 cars where the rod may be installed incorrectly, and 21V695000 covers 2021 cars where its connection may be loose and could detach. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
- Will you buy a wrecked Arteon?
- Yes. We buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, with free pickup anywhere in the US.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from one of these. Checked October 11, 2026.
- EPA fuel economy data (model years and versions) fueleconomy.gov
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded October 10, 2026 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA: Check for recalls by VIN nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 20V135000: brake booster pressure rod, 2019 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 20V716000: rear view camera software, 2021 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 21V274000: tire pressure sensors, 2021 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 21V695000: brake booster rod connection, 2021 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 22V514000: infotainment software, 2021 nhtsa.gov
- NHTSA recall 25V082000: camera control unit software, 2023 nhtsa.gov
- Wikipedia: Volkswagen Arteon (production, platform, engines, final model year) en.wikipedia.org