Safety Score
63
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-11 | 18V464000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 33,168 | — | Details |
| 2016-09-07 | 16V647000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 110,042 | — | Details |
| 2014-07-07 | 14V412000 |
STEERING | 2,001 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that the vehicle jumped the curb while driving, but he was … |
| 2025-06-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The chrome plastic trim coating on the START/STOP button and also the steering wheel have peeled and are razor sharp. … |
| 2025-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I brought my 2015 Volkswagen (with only 50,000 miles) to Island Volkswagen in NY for a fuel system recall repair. Befor… |
| 2024-11-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the fuel gauge level… |
| 2024-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle had recall for "leaking fuel fire risk" Strong smell of fuel inside car. Manufacturer recall #20UF NHTSA recal… |
| 2024-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V110000 (Fuel Sy… |
| 2024-06-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The hood release doesn’t work and cannot access anything in the engine bay. No oil changes until the hood can be opened… |
| 2024-04-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V110000 (Fuel Sy… |
| 2024-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the stick shift… |
| 2024-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Leaking sunroof !!!!!!! |
| 2023-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I smelled a strong odor coming from the heater that turned out to be burnt plastic and wiring associated with the auxil… |
| 2023-11-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Thermostat/water pump housing leaking coolant at 20,000 miles. No damage to vehicle that caused this, seems to be a com… |
| 2023-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | One night I started hearing a crunching noise while I was turning my wheel at low speeds. I backed out of a parking spo… |
| 2023-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While normally driving on the street, I noticed that the car started to overheat and could hear the radiator working to… |
| 2023-07-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Driving on thruway at 65 when the left rear coil spring broke. There was a loud bang and pieces of the spring exited ou… |
| 2023-06-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag error appeared on dashboard. Horn is not functioning as well. May be due to a faulty switch in the steering. |
| 2023-06-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was putting gas and it started shooting out gas from the tank fuel. I had filled up 2 gallons and the entire two gall… |
| 2023-05-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Over the last two months, I've had over 30 incidences where the car will either randomly shift extremely hard into a ge… |
| 2023-04-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Left rear coil spring failed and is not available for inspection. The car was difficult to control when the spring fail… |
| 2023-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Discovered several inches of water in the spare tire boot area. The entire back seat was also soaked through. Water ap… |
| 2023-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clock spring issue in VW golf’s should re reinvestigated. These are failing on these cars and companies are not lookin… |
| 2022-11-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | There is a crack and leak in my sunroof. I have not done anything to my car that would result in the crack. Based on R… |
| 2022-11-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Suction pump recall was completed by Karmart the dealership I purchased the vehicle from. Suction pump continues to be … |
| 2022-11-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Loss of coolant due to cheap plastic housing leads to damage to the thermostat and water pump. Researching the forums o… |
| 2022-08-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that he noticed that the vehicle had been sitting lower tha… |
| 2022-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Both Rear Coil Springs fractured. resulting in poor vehicle stability and potentially dangerous situation. |
| 2022-07-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag light came on today as I was backing out of a parking space (7/29/22 and mileage 235845), and this was after… |
| 2022-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | When I switch the key to turn on the car it does turn on and it says starting system error on the dashboard car runs ok… |
| 2022-07-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Right rear coil spring fractured while vehicle was being driven at low speed on city streets. There was no obvious pre… |
| 2022-06-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact's girlfriend owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving approxim… |
| 2022-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Water Pump and Thermostat leaking. |
| 2022-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | While driving the rear driver-side coil snapped and cause the car to veer across a lane. The car was driveable but thi… |
| 2022-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving 65 mph down highway vehicle shut off with no warning. Fault code shows defective injector #1. Vw tdi (post f… |
| 2022-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The contact noticed that the fuel pump would frequent stop while fueling the v… |
| 2022-02-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Alarm went off in car - said coolant was low - had to pull over. Luckily was in neighborhood but could have been on hi… |
| 2022-02-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear driver side coil spring failure, the component is available for inspection Broken spring turned sideways and had a… |
| 2022-01-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clockspring broken it’s the third time in 4 years. I was pulling out of a parking lot making a left turn. There was a r… |
| 2022-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coolant has leaked all over my driveway because of a thermostat housing and water pump fail. I am getting fixed for the… |
| 2021-12-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The frame and track of the sun roof has developed a crack. It is available for inspection upon request. Because the fr… |
| 2021-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | We purchased our VW Golf TDI ([XXX]) in January 2015 and have now had to replace the clock spring three times. The firs… |
| 2021-10-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Sirs: I am reporting TWO issues: One: My car should have been included in the recall campaign for rear coil spring … |
| 2021-09-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | Steering wheel started clicking when turned. Airbag light came on. |
| 2021-09-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK ON THE ROOF, THE CRACK IS BETWEEN THE SUNROOF AND THE DOOR |
| 2021-06-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I was driving to my grandparents house and once i got to the house there was gasoline dripping from the back of car, fr… |
| 2021-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The steering control module and clockspring is faulty. My transmission light and airbag light came on. I brought it to … |
| 2021-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Broken rear spring, impacting handling and preventing safe operation of the vehicle. I discovered this after noting han… |
| 2021-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING BROKE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. SYMPTOMS ARE AIRBAG L… |
| 2021-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE INFORMATION DI… |
| 2021-02-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | THE CHROME TRIM AROUND THE SHIFTER LEVEL IS EXTREMELY SHARP AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. REACHING INTO THE STORAGE COMPARTM… |
| 2020-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FUE… |