Volkswagen CC: which model years to avoid

Complaint and recall totals for every Volkswagen CC model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model yearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresSeverityMost-reported system
2012230611354.8 MediumAIR BAGS
20148053035.0 MediumAIR BAGS
2015304000.0 LowFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20162661046.2 MediumAIR BAGS
Across 4 model years, the 2012 Volkswagen CC carries the highest severity index (54.8, driven by air bags), while the 2015 is the cleanest at 0.0.
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.