VW Group cars had highest recall rates, even before diesel scandal

2016 Volkswagen Passat

It’s been over a year since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed Volkswagen’s use of illegal “defeat device” software in diesel cars to cheat on emissions tests. But VW had another dirty little secret waiting to come to light. That is its recall rate: cars from its Volkswagen and Audi brands have had the highest rate of recalls… …read more