Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2010 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | under emergency braking at around 70mph all 4 wheels locked up and abs/traction lights illuminated on dash. Caused a mi… |
| 2024-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The seatbelt is failing as it does not retract back into its holder and I am uncertain as to how safe and effective it … |
| 2022-11-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | About a month ago, while driving , the abs light, brake light and ESP light came on. After about 2 weeks of troubleshoo… |
| 2022-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Steering lock mechanism has broke twice. Key cannot be removed from steering lock causing it to run and not able to tur… |
| 2021-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning li… |
| 2021-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT WA… |
| 2021-01-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO FROM BEING IN DRIVE TO ACTING LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. AND WILL NOT MOVE OR GO ANYWHERE. A… |
| 2020-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED WAS UNDER USED DEALER WARRANTY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION I WENT AHEAD AND DID ALMOST $4000 IN REP… |
| 2020-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN HOT TRANSMISSION IS GETTING STUCK! WHEN WARM I CANNOT GO ONTO REVERSE WHEN SHIFTER IS IN R PUSHING THE GAS DOES NO… |
| 2019-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MESA,AZ AT THE RATE OF SPEED 72 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COA… |
| 2019-08-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION, ENGINE CUTS POWER, EPC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE… |
| 2019-02-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR MAIN SEAL FAILS UNDER 60K MILES HAPPEN TO A LOT OF 2.0T ENGINES. VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY |
| 2018-09-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE WILL STUDDER AND CAUSE EPC LIGHT TO COME ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LI… |
| 2018-09-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TRAVELING AT 45 MPH DOWN A TWO WAY HIGHWAY, I WENT TO PASS A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE WHEN THE EPC TURNED ON ONCE AGAIN.I LO… |
| 2018-06-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WATER PUMP FAILURE, TWO FAILURES IN 8 YEARS, THE SECOND FAILURE WITH 20,000 MILES ON THE PUMP. IT FAILED WHILE I WAS DR… |
| 2018-03-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATED AND BROKE DOWN ON ROUTE 95 IN VIRGINIA DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. THIS IS THE THIRD WATER PUMP IN LE… |
| 2017-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE A GTI WHERE THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING. VW RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THESE PAR… |
| 2017-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WITH 61557 MILES AND MAINTAINED THROUGH SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP INCLUDING … |
| 2017-10-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL 2010 VOLSKWAGEN GTI DID NOT FALL UNDER THE TAKATA RECALL VIN NUMBERS, HOWEVER MY FRONT LEFT AIRBAG IS … |
| 2017-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER SLIPPED AND BLEW THE CAMS. THE CLUTCH WAS ALSO BAD. EVERY PERSON I TALKED TO WHEN I HAD TO… |
| 2017-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AROUND 40-50,000 MILES, THE VW GOLF GTI USUALLY HAS RUNNER FLAP ACTUATOR/INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. THIS IS COMMON ON AL… |
| 2017-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, STEERING WAS OUT. THE VOICE COMMAND CAME ON SAYING GET ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. THIS … |
| 2017-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOUD. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF. WHEN TRYING… |
| 2016-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED. IT WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE TRIED TO TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. IT … |
| 2016-07-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DSG TRANSMISSION MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED AT 70,000 MILES JULY 2016. TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE...WON'T GO INTO R… |
| 2016-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE - THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. IN THE MORNING I WENT TO START IT. I WOULD NOT START… |
| 2015-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE (31,000) VEHICLE. UNEXPECTED, COMPLETE FAILURE OF RADIO, CD, NAVIGATION SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH HANDS-F… |
| 2015-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR SPUTTERED, SHOOK, AND MADE AN AWFUL SOUND SIMILAR TO A TON OF MARBLES IN A DRIER MACHINE. THE TIMING CHAIN WENT… |
| 2015-01-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION COIL SHOULD LAST UP UNTIL 100K MILEAGE AND THIS GAVE OUT AT 65K AND CAUSED ENGINE MISFIRIN… |
| 2014-12-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. HARD TO START. HAD IT TOWED TO NORTH PENN VW. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE TIMING… |
| 2014-10-22 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AN… |
| 2014-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AN… |
| 2014-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A WARNING SAYING MULTIPLE LIGHTS (I.E. HEADLIGHT,TAILLIGHT,FOG LIGHTS) ARE BURNT OUT. THE AFF… |
| 2014-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER AND NO TIME TO ALLOW SAFELY TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. ALM… |
| 2013-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE E… |
| 2013-08-07 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUN SHOT. I LOOKED AROUND, AND LOOKED U… |
| 2013-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I HAD WAS STARTING WITH THE CAR MAKING WEIRD NOISES THAT WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSI… |
| 2012-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED AND WE WERE SERVICING OUR VW GTI 2010 AT AUTOBARN MT. PROSPECT/IL. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WE REPLACED ALL IG… |
| 2011-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE IMMEDIATELY UPON PRESSING THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS AL… |
| 2011-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2010 VW GTI CURRENTLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST INSTANCES HAPPENED AT ABOUT 10,000. IT STARTED WI… |
| 2010-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE 2010 GTI WITH DSG DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AFTER AND HOUR AND HALF . STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC … |
| 2010-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS… |
| 2010-10-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VW GTI 2010 DSG AUTO TRANSMISSION LOSS OF POWER. 8 MONTHS WITH VEHICLE, HAD 5 EMERGENCIES ON INTERSECTION CROSS, THE G… |
| 2010-09-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2010 VW GTI WITH DSG HAS STALLED OUT TWICE FOR ME IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL START TO IDLE ROUGHLY THEN STALL OUT. THIS… |
| 2010-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2010 VW GTI WITH 6700 MILES, FUEL PUMP DIED WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR |
| 2010-07-18 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE REAR WINDOW WASHER NOZZLE LEAKS UPON ACCELERATION, DECREASING VISIBILITY. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN … |
| 2010-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | JERKY, HALTING TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT /DISENGAGEMENT IN FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. CAUSED A REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH ONLY 34… |
| 2010-05-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN GTI THAT HAS A DSG TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS,CLUNKS,AND HAS A POWER LOSS. THERE HAS BEEN 53000 O… |
| 2010-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DSG AUTOMATIC TRANS HAS GIVEN ME SEVERAL MINOR BUT ONE SCARY PROBLEM SINCE HAVING VEHICLE LESS THAN ONE YEAR. ON ANY CO… |
| 2010-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONDITIONS: 20 DEGREES, SUNNY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. VEHICLE: 2010 VW GTI 4-DR W/DSG TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY 263 MI… |