Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | i was driving down the freeway on the way to work at 75 mph when all of a sudden my EPC went off in my 2013 volkswagon… |
| 2022-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The low beam headlamp burned out. I replaced the bulb successfully, but then the headlamp needed adjustment to be aime… |
| 2022-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The steering wheel clock spring was replaced on my vehicle as part of a recall in May 2016 by a local VW dealer. Withi… |
| 2022-01-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Misfiring after cold starts. After driving the car in freezing temperatures, problem sometimes happens when the car is… |
| 2021-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car shut off while driving on the freeway at a high rate of speed. EPS and Check Engine light came on. Luckily was able… |
| 2021-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR AND TH… |
| 2020-08-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. |
| 2020-06-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY REAR PASSENGER COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR |
| 2020-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY VW WAS RETROFITTED AS REQUIRED TO MEET FEDERAL EMISSION AND CALIFORNIA STANDARDS FOLLOWING THE VW EMISSIONS SCANDAL … |
| 2019-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side seat overheated and burned … |
| 2019-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINAT… |
| 2018-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE. |
| 2018-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GTI STARTED MAKING CLACKING SOUNDS, AND SHAKING WHILE ON BUT STOPPED. THEN THE EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED … |
| 2018-05-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN MY CAR HAD 50K MI. RIGHT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER. INIT… |
| 2017-10-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE - CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NORMAL OPERATION, DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, NO SIGNS … |
| 2017-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS, ABOUT TWO WEEKS APART, THE POWER CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE … |
| 2017-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE EPC STARTED COMING ON, IT LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES CUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. MY SPEED SLOWS DOWN TO 3 MILES AN… |
| 2017-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BRAKING AND STEERING |
| 2017-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ONE YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE THE RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG FOR MY VW VEHICLE AND TO DATE … |
| 2017-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AN… |
| 2016-12-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG TO IMPLEMENT A FIX FOR THE TAKATA DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG RECALL? MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE CAR… |
| 2016-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60MPH) ENGINE SHUT DOWN ABRUBTLY AND GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS RESULTED IN HAVING… |
| 2016-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. INSIGNIFICANT UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT SOUNDS LIKE CLICKS. THIS OCCURS WHEN… |
| 2016-04-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR DUE TO THE AIRBAG RECALL HAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME, ITS BEEN 1.5 YEARS SINCE THE … |
| 2016-04-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 130,000 MILES COSTING $5000 TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND 4 INJECTOR… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THE NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STILL HAS NO PART TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL/EMISSIONS RECALL - VW HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 2013 VW GOLF TDI. I AM VERY CONCERNED AT TH… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AND JUST CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE … |
| 2015-08-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 5 AUG 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM, MY 2013 VW GOLF TDI SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IN L… |
| 2015-01-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED ENGINE OFF. DRIVER RESTARTED… |
| 2014-10-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER STARTING MY CAR THE DIESEL GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT FELT LIKE … |
| 2014-09-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AT AROUND 35-40 MPH. PRIOR,TO THIS INCIDENT, CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TROUBLE FREE. … |
| 2014-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES (MAINLY DRIVER SIDE) ON MY 2013 SPORTWAGON TDI, ARE STICKING BAD.. MILEAGE HAS DROPPED 10 MPG-ISH, AND … |
| 2014-08-16 | WHEELS | No | 0 | OUR VW GOLF CAME WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES. WITH LESS THAN 9300 MILES ON THE CAR, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC … |
| 2014-06-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATING WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 40MPH. I PULLED THE CAR… |
| 2014-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED ON MY HAZ… |
| 2014-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR , THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKERED AND TURNED DIM. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT DOES WHEN THE CA… |
| 2013-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DRIVE 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK. DROVE CAR TO WORK AND PARKED FOR THE DAY (6 AM), WENT OUT AFTER WORK TO START CAR A… |
| 2013-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO… |
| 2013-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED, C… |
| 2012-12-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | BRAND NEW CAR DRIVES SOMEWHAT ERRATIC. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT CHECK. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT CAR IS DE… |
| 2011-09-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 5 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER......LIKE IT HAD A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER… |
| 2010-07-16 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | ON JULY 16TH, 2013, AT 9:10 PM, I HAD DRIVEN, MY VW GOLF, 11 MILES, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, OF 59 MPH. I WAS USING THE CRUIS… |