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Volkswagen GTI

Every Volkswagen GTI model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years48529 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns18Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,847Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 179, 37% of the model's total

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

050100150200201520162017201820191792020202120222023202420252026
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 GTI complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
227
Powertrain
103
Fuel system
84
Electrical system
41
Driver assistance
36
Brakes
26
Structure
17
Visibility and wipers
16
Steering
15
Airbags
11
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Volkswagen GTI 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 GTI by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0060
2025Not decoded0NoneNone10129
2024Hatchback287.135020209
2023Hatchback60.05550276
2022Hatchback283.631160330
2021Hatchback425.05710378
2020Hatchback80.010031395
2019Hatchback1790.01,37742469
2018Hatchback1711.812131490
2017Hatchback525.830621556
2016Hatchback667.652841696
2015Hatchback9715.557161859
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen GTI

  • 25V-638 Sep 24, 2025
    Torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production
    Seat belts · 1,042 vehicles
  • 25V-103 Feb 19, 2025
    Software error may delay or deactivate the rearview camera image, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended
    Back-over prevention · 8,237 vehicles
  • 24V-480 Jun 27, 2024
    Rearview camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into reverse
    Back-over prevention · 84k vehicles
  • 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
  • 23V-437 Jun 21, 2023
    Strut mount may be deformed, loosening the bolted connections to the suspension strut mounting
    Suspension · 59 vehicles
  • 22V-823 Nov 2, 2022
    Rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated
    Back-over prevention · 2,607 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-707 Sep 21, 2022
    Radiator may not have been attached correctly to the intercooler, which can result in a damaged coolant hose
    Engine and cooling · 8,038 vehicles
  • 22V-543 Jul 27, 2022
    During air bag deployment, the front passenger air bag may explode or deploy improperly
    Airbags · 1,216 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.