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Volkswagen Up recalls

8 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Up, launched 2013 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Up. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls8
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2013
Earliest and latest build dates named2012 to 2017
Is a specific Up affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Volkswagen Up recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/35722 Aug 202516 Jul 2012 to 30 Apr 201610
Takata Front airbag R/2023/17813 Jun 202316 Jul 2012 to 30 Apr 201611
Towing eye in the vehicle tool kit may detach during use R/2017/34721 Dec 20171 Oct 2015 to 31 Jul 2017110,001 per line
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07922 Mar 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20163,879 (whole recall)
Panoramic sunroof may detach R/2016/2219 Sep 20161 Feb 2016 to 5 Apr 20165
Child lock may disengage R/2016/14523 Jun 201625 Nov 2015 to 14 Apr 201613,620 (whole recall)
Unintentional airbag deployment R/2014/17615 Feb 20151 Feb 2014 to 1 Aug 2014526 per line
Side airbag diagnostic function disabled R/2013/0573 May 201314 Jan 2013 to 19 Mar 20136,395

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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