Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2013 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DSG automatic transmission started going into neutral at various speeds and driving conditions. It feels as though the … |
| 2021-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'M ON MY WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UPHILL AND THE TEMPERATURE RED LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN… |
| 2020-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT MY BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING UNTIL M… |
| 2020-09-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED ON THE HIGHWAY. |
| 2019-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2015. IN LATE 2019 THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A SERVICE ENGINE WARNING WHICH … |
| 2019-04-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS IT'S ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR R… |
| 2018-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CAR WAS DRIVEN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. FIRST NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, STOPPED THE CAR, MORE AND MORE SMOKE… |
| 2018-08-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HEADLINER IS SAGGING. |
| 2018-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL RAPIDLY AND SLOWED… |
| 2018-05-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT WENT ON. ALL ELECTRONICS ON STEERING WHEEL, INCLUDING HORN STOPPED WORKING. VW DEALERSHIP TECHNICIA… |
| 2018-04-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE LOST CONTROL O… |
| 2018-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPER… |
| 2018-02-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND USING THE DSG SHIFTER OR SPORT MODE, MY CAR WILL NOT START BACK UP… |
| 2018-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND STARTED BEEPING WITH WARNING LIGHT THAT SAID "BRAKES SERVICE NOW" AND BOTH BRAKE AND A… |
| 2018-01-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2017-08-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 48K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A P2015 ERROR. RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF INT… |
| 2017-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR'S ENGINE MAKES A TICKING SOUND WHEN I START IT AND WHEN IT'S IN IDLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE TIMING CHA… |
| 2017-06-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS P2015, WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTAKE… |
| 2017-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT PUMP LEAKING |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG INFLATOR IS NOT WORKING. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, BUT DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING. |
| 2016-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE DISPLAYING MIL LIGHT @ 68,948 MILES. DEALER DIAGNOSIS:TO CORRECT FAULT, REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOL… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NORTH PARK VW DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS STATES THAT THE AIR BAG RECALL CANNOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE PART… |
| 2016-06-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND COMMUNICATION… |
| 2015-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HAD CAR FOR NOT EVEN TWO YEARS AND BEEN THROUGH TWO WATER PUMPS THAT HAVE WENT FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THE DEALER WHEN AS… |
| 2014-08-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DROVE 4 MILES AND NOTICE MY COOLANT LIGHT COME ON AND DECIDE TO PARK MY VEHICLE. THE VERY NEXT DAY I NOTICE COOLANT … |
| 2014-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | REPORTED RECURRING COOLANT SMELL TO DEALER AT FIRST POST-PURCHASE MAINTENANCE VISIT (5,000 MILES), BUT DEALER FAILED TO… |
| 2014-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OVER-40 DRIVER, DECADES OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE CAR SINCE NEW. CA… |
| 2014-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2013 VW GTI HAS AN ONGOING ISSUE-CONDITION WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FUEL PUMP AND/OR LOW FUEL PRESSURE. IT USUALLY … |
| 2013-11-22 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VOLKSWAGEN GTI MARCH OF THIS YEAR. DURING OWNERSHIP, I HAD THE WINDOWS TINTED AND EACH TIME IT WAS SERVI… |
| 2013-11-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD HAS MANY CHIPS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GLASS IS HIGHLY AFFECTED BY SMALL ROAD DEBRIS (ROCKS, SALT) WHIC… |
| 2013-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2013 VW GTI HAS HAD DEFECTIVE WATER (COOLANT) PUMP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THREE (3!) MAJOR REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE FAULT… |
| 2013-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOOK CAR FOR FIRST DRIVE. AFTER TRAVELING 145 MILES INTO THIS TRIP WHEN TROUBLE STARTED. AMBIENT TEMP WAS 101F. DRIVE T… |
| 2013-05-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | THIS IS MY SECOND GTI. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OR THE TIRES BUT IN 15000 MILES I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 7 … |
| 2012-11-30 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS MOUNTED DEEPLY IN ITS PLASTIC HOUSING. WHEN THE MIRROR IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED, APPROX… |