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Volkswagen Golf

Every Volkswagen Golf model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years52926 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,904Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 131, 25% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0501001502015131201620172018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Volkswagen Golf complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
132
Fuel system
129
Powertrain
68
Electrical system
65
Driver assistance
42
Airbags
41
Structure
27
Brakes
25
Suspension
24
Speed control
22
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volkswagen Golf model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volkswagen Golf by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone0029
2023Hatchback110.01000046
2022Hatchback810.09000056
2021Hatchback70.010010421
2020Hatchback60.07521480
2019Hatchback633.248563560
2018Hatchback296.920761620
2017Hatchback1165.268251687
2016Hatchback852.468091858
2015Hatchback13110.77711211,147
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen Golf

  • 24V-110 Feb 14, 2024
    Due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the evaporative emissions (EVAP) system and possibly leak…
    Fuel system · 261k vehicles
  • 23V-604 Aug 30, 2023
    Ignition switch may fail, especially in high temperature environments
    Electrical system · 63k vehicles
  • 22V-815 Oct 31, 2022
    Tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously
    Tires · 296k vehicles
  • 22V-543 Jul 27, 2022
    During air bag deployment, the front passenger air bag may explode or deploy improperly
    Airbags · 1,216 vehicles
  • 21V-321 May 5, 2021
    These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been…
    Other or unknown · 46 vehicles
  • 20V-716 Nov 18, 2020
    Rear view camera could malfunction during an ignition cycle, leading to a black screen or infotainment system freeze
    Back-over prevention · 32k vehicles
  • 20V-372 Jun 24, 2020
    VIN printed on the Federal Certification label may not match the actual VIN on the vehicle
    Equipment · 2 vehicles
  • 19V-879 Dec 11, 2019
    Front wheel bearings may have been improperly machined, potentially causing excessive stress on the wheel, wheel bolts, or wheel bearings
    Wheels · 8 vehicles
  • 19V-615 Aug 22, 2019
    Build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever…
    Electrical system · 679k vehicles
  • 19V-188 Mar 6, 2019
    Rear coil springs may prematurely fracture
    Suspension · 56k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.