Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-04 | 19V862000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 226 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS pump and module have failed according to my mechanic. ABS lights and traction control lights are on all the time. I… |
| 2022-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | At first, my vehicle dashboard warning light came on saying I have 9 different lights out(headlight, high beam, brake l… |
| 2021-06-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | My vehicle struck a car from behind moving about 35 mph. Air bags did not deploy and I had a proceeding next injury. Wh… |
| 2019-10-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, DASHBOARD MFD WOULD INDICATE THAT ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND PULLED OUT KEY. INSER… |
| 2019-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUM… |
| 2018-11-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING |
| 2018-10-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL FAILED AT 81,200 MILES RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. FAILURE WAS 21,200 MILES AFTER POWER TRAIN … |
| 2018-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEH… |
| 2017-08-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES ABOVE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED… |
| 2017-07-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP STATED THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN VW MODELS FOR THE CLOCK-SPRING LOCATED INSIDE THE ST… |
| 2017-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | READING SOME ONLINE FORUMS, MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING A CREAKING SOUND COMING FROM COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE STEERIN… |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I SPOKE WITH VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO FIX CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS. … |
| 2016-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OWNERS OF VOLKSWAGEN TDI VEHICLES, THE 1-2 SECOND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP IS VERY U… |
| 2016-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST POWER. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. TOW TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HIGH PRESS… |
| 2016-04-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CV JOINTS FAILED AT UNDER 38K MILES ON AUTOMOBILE. |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEED… |
| 2016-01-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM LONG TRIP AND HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COM ON AND DISAPPEARED BY SELF. I MADE APPOINTMENT FOR … |
| 2015-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY ISSUE SEAMS SIMILAR TO A FILING LAST YEAR "10654071". I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE FROM WORK, AND I RECEIVE NINE SEPAR… |
| 2015-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, HEARD A SLIGHT RINGING SOUND AS THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED RIGHT AS WE S… |
| 2015-06-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE OVER 18 MONTHS AGO THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED… |
| 2015-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. |
| 2015-05-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON I-55 AT APPROX. 60MPH AND THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP … |
| 2014-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING MY GOLF TDI I RECEIVED SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES ON THE CAR'S INFORMATION SCREEN TO CHECK TURNING LIGHTS, … |
| 2014-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2012 VW GOLF TDI (DIESEL) VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOPLIGHT AND BEGAN CLICKING. CHECK ENGI… |
| 2014-06-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY WHEN GLOW PLUG ICON ON DASH STARTED TO BLINK, LOST SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER. … |
| 2014-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST INCIDENT WAS 1/06/14. MY WIFE WAS A WEEK OVER HER DELIVERY DATE TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT TRIED TO TURN OVER … |
| 2013-08-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED ON STREET AT STOP SIGN. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HI… |
| 2013-08-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. IMPACT WAS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE PRIMARILY TO THE DOOR AND FRONT END. DESPITE … |
| 2013-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | GLOW PLUG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR APPEARED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN VICINITY OF THE M-10 FREEWAY IN DET… |
| 2013-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, I HEARD A RATTLE FROM THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF SOMETHI… |
| 2013-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | THE HATCHBACK EDGES ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLES HAVE A KNIFE POINT THAT IS JUST UNDER SIX FEET OFF THE GROUND. UNLOADIN… |
| 2013-05-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 7200 MILES (DESPITE USING DIESEL FUEL) RESULTING IN SHARDS OF METAL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND INABILI… |
| 2013-04-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERR… |
| 2013-04-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY IN DALLAS. THERE WAS A 2003 TOYOTA TACOMA TWO LANES TO THE LEFT OF ME. HE APPARENTLY WAN… |
| 2013-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. STARTED MOTOR AND PLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. A LOUD CL… |
| 2013-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR PURCHASED NOVEMBER 2011. AUGUST 29, 2012 (MUCH <10,000 MILES) REPORTED ROUGH SHIFTING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO… |
| 2012-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 12/24/2012, RETURNING FROM A RESTAURANT WITH MY FAMILY, I HEARD A BANG AND MY ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ST… |
| 2012-11-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HAD JUST SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR CAME UP TO A RED LIGHT. I PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH AND STARTED… |
| 2012-11-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | THE CAR IS A 2012 VW GOLF TDI, PURCHASED AROUND APRIL OF 2012. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCI… |
| 2012-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 2766 MILES I WAS CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE E… |
| 2012-08-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE, RANDOM POWER CUT OUT DUE TO FAULT MODE. SYSTEM FLASHES A GLOW PLUG LIGHT INSTEAD OF A CHECK ENGINE L… |
| 2012-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 6,519 MILES, WHILE ABOUT TO ENTER THE ON-RAMP OF A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIG… |
| 2012-07-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LEAVING A PARKING LOT, PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND WAS GOING FORWARD. PUT THE GEAR IN PARKING 3 X AND BACK TO REVERSE… |
| 2012-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER COMES TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE GAP BETWEEN THE LOWER EDGE OF THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR PANEL AN… |
| 2012-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SMOG CONTROL FRAUD WITH DIESEL ENGINE |
| 2012-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA FAILS TO PROVIDE THEIR CUSTOMERS A FUSE DIAGRAM, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY IDENTIFY AND REPL… |
| 2012-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE FAILE… |