Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Volkswagen Atlas has 25 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
25
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated September 11, 2026
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Audi Q5 Sportback, Q5, 2022-2023 Volkswagen Atlas FL, and Atlas Cross Sp...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | ENGINE | This car has increasingly started stalling out as I come to a stop in traffic at lower speeds. There... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | ENGINE | Description of the Issue: I am filing a complaint regarding a premature coolant leak and failure of ... |
| Apr 29, 2026 | ENGINE | I had the thermostat and water pump replaced at 57k miles. At 125k it needs to be replaced again. Co... |
| Apr 22, 2026 | ENGINE | On multiple occasions the vehicle's engine will stall out in traffic when breaking. It happens ever... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | ENGINE | Driving on highway when engine shutdown suddenly and ended up on side of highway. Had a recall done ... |
| Feb 16, 2026 | ENGINE | I am submitting this urgent safety complaint regarding my 2022 Volkswagen Atlas VR6 , currently at a... |
| Nov 13, 2025 | ENGINE | On November 13, 2025, the vehicle, a 2022 Volkswagen Atlas 2.0T (EA888 Gen 3 engine), experienced a ... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while checking fluid levels in the... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | ENGINE | Vehicle: 2022 Volkswagen Atlas 2.0T (VIN: [XXX] ), current mileage: . Failure: The engine water pump... |
| Oct 20, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On the week of 10/13/2025, I had an oil sensor alert appear after a recent oil change. I took the ve... |
| Apr 24, 2025 | ENGINE | When the vehicle is at a stop or slowing maybe to park the engine shuts down. I get a start/stop err... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | ENGINE | Vehicle randomly sputters and stalls out coming to a stop. Dash displays Please Manually Restart Eng... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle stalling at intersections and is very dangerous. Took vehicle to VW dealership and even thou... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle stalls at Idle or close to Idle. It's very dangerous as this could happen in an intersection... |
| Dec 29, 2024 | ENGINE | The engine stalled and I was given the “please start engine manually”. The button for it to turn off... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | ENGINE | Vehicle was left parked over the weekend and on Tuesday I went to start the car and got errors of a ... |
| Sep 14, 2024 | ENGINE | I discovered my car was leaking a small amount of oil on 08/26/2024. I made a service appointment to... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | ENGINE | While driving the engine just stops running, no power at all and then it tells me to manually start ... |
| Sep 10, 2023 | ENGINE | The vehicle had the low oil warning light come on while driving with less than 20k miles. Oil was ad... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | ENGINE | My car randomly turns off while I am driving. In order to turn my car back on and use it, I need to ... |