{"id":"2017_volkswagen_cc","make":"Volkswagen","make_slug":"volkswagen","model":"CC","model_slug":"cc","year":2017,"url":"/volkswagen/cc/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38058,"model":"CC","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S6)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":22,"hwy":31,"comb":25,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":349,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":38148,"model":"CC 4motion","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":17,"hwy":25,"comb":20,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":446,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3100,"save_spend":-4250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"21V321000","component":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2021-05-05","owner_notified":"2021-05-20","units":46,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles.  These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale.  As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.","consequence":"Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.","remedy":"Volkswagen will repurchase the vehicles.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2021.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01F1.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"01F1","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"19V014000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2019-01-11","owner_notified":"2019-03-04","units":119394,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles.  Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.","consequence":"In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge.  The recall began March 4, 2019.  Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298; Audi owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69S8 (Audi) and 69Y5 (Volkswagen).","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69S8/69Y5","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"17V287000","component":"SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2017-04-28","owner_notified":"2017-06-26","units":23,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2017 CC vehicles.  Incorrect front seat head restraints (rests) may have been installed, possibly resulting in the seat occupant's head being inadequately restrained in the event of a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, \"Head Restraints.\"","consequence":"If the seat occupant's head is inadequately restrained in the event of a crash, they have an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat head restraints, free of charge.  The recall began June 26, 2017.  Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.  Volkswagen's number for this recall is 72G5.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"72G5","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":69,"grade":"D","complaints":{"count":4,"crash":1,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",3],["Unspecified",1],["Air Bags",1],["Power Train",1],["Vehicle Speed Control",1]],"by_year":{"2017":1,"2020":1,"2021":1,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-06-03","Power Train","The DQ250 6-speed DSG (dual clutch) automatic transmission in my 2017 Volkswagen CC Executive has catastrophically failed at 37,768 miles. COMPONENT FAILURE: The mechatronic unit, the electro-hydraulic controller that manages all gear selection and clutch engagement inside the DSG transmission has failed. The transmiss\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.0,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.0,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":null,"complaints":4},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}