1992 Volkswagen Corrado: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle1992 / volkswagen / corrado
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-10)
complaints64 on file (1995-08-28 → 2005-06-13)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Heater core failure with steam and coolant in cabinVISIBILITY30 complaints1997-08 → 2003-04corrado-1992-heater-core-failure
  • 538125 WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, ON AN 80 DEGREE SUNNY DAY, WITH NORMAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE THE HEATER CORE RUPTURED, SPILLING SCALDING COOLANT ONTO DRIVER'S FEET AND CAUSING STEAM TO POOR FROM VENTS
  • 526897 HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING HOT ENGINE COOLANT TO SPILL OVER ONTO DRIVER'S FEET
  • 518796 HEATER CORE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING STEAM TO POUR OUT OF THE DASHBOARD VENTS, OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY. *AK
Engine overheating and cooling system leaksENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8 complaints1996-10 → 2005-06corrado-1992-coolant-system-overheating
  • 851619 VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKED OUT INTO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT FROM THE DASH
  • 702869 HEATER CORE ALREADY REPLACED ONCE. CAR ON THIRD WATER PUMP, ALSO SECOND OF COOLANT HOSES AFTER THEY BLEW UP
  • 839726 RECAL 98V295000, VW/ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM; THE VEHICLE WAS CORRECTED ON MAY 19, 1999 UNDER NOTICE
Timing gear bolt loosening with engine damageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints1997-05 → 1998-03corrado-1992-timing-gear-bolt
  • 821429 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TIMING GEAR BOLT UNSCREWED ITSELF FOR NO REASON
  • 811634 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND IT SHUT DOWN

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
641995-08-282005-06-1300VISIBILITY:36; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:13; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4; POWER TRAIN:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1992 Volkswagen Corrado vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/volkswagen/corrado
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_volkswagen_corrado_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Volkswagen Corrado},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/volkswagen/corrado}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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