Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas has 10 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.
10
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles. The blocking cap disabl...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The passenger side low beam headlights failed at roughly 100k miles. The replacement part and labor ... |
| May 1, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Both headlamps in vehicle stopped working within a month of each other. Vehicle has less than 50,000... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | LED Low beam headlights failed while driving at night from a long distance trip. This presented a ma... |
| Feb 11, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The low beams went out and you have to replace the entire front lighting assembly. |
| Dec 14, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Hello, this vehicle (2018 VW Atlas) does have defective headlights (headlight stopped working), High... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Both low beam lights (left then right) failed within the same month. These are LED headlights. I h... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Atlas has LED headlights - which should outlast the length of any car. First, the left low beam hea... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Front parking lights do not remain on. Including lights under headlights and side marker lights. Acc... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING ON AT LEAST 10-12 OCCASIONS AS OF TODAY, 1/28/20, THE ERROR:AIRBAG MESSAGE HAS POPPED ... |
| Feb 19, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE PASSENGER SIDE'S HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY, ON A PAVED ROAD. ... |