Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PTC auxiliary heater core connection point failure . It was reported that the wrong type of metal was used for the main… |
| 2025-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an ab… |
| 2025-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | While operating my 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the ignition key becomes stuck in the steering column and does not … |
| 2025-07-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clock spring failure at 10 years 1400000 miles causing airbag light to come on. Airbag in steering wheel presumably doe… |
| 2025-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine fire due to exhaust equipment malfunction, if it was not attended to or noticed quickly it could lead to loss of… |
| 2024-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In the last year, my car has experienced multiple instances of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) warning light, check… |
| 2024-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact's partner owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30… |
| 2024-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The emissions modification calibration by Volkswagen causes the coolant to be exposed to elevated temperatures due to h… |
| 2024-04-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Both rear coil springs failed. One broke at the top and bottom and one broke at the bottom. The incident date is the … |
| 2024-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Supplementary auxiliary electric heater ground connector melted and could have caused a fire. Original part #5Q0963235B… |
| 2023-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TDI Auxiliary heater (PTC) brown ground wire melting and causing a terrible plastic burning smell inside cabin. Wire li… |
| 2023-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In 2019, VW issue a recall (37M2) Shift Lever Micro Switch for failing resulting in noncompliant Theft Protection and R… |
| 2023-08-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that while her son was stopped at a gas station,… |
| 2023-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle … |
| 2023-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Broken rear suspension coil spring 08/2023- found part laying on the ground under my car- |
| 2023-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I earlier made a report about my issue- but since then I discovered that BOTH rear springs were broken - multiple times… |
| 2023-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | As I was leaving work yesterday, I noticed that the Air Bag indicator was showing on the dash. It was not showing when … |
| 2023-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I backed up my car and upon turning the wheel I heard some crackling from the steering wheel. The airbag and transmissi… |
| 2023-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle has been smoking inside cab and through vent system. After troubleshooting, discovered the brown ground wir… |
| 2023-01-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PTC auxiliary heater core failure causing near fire event. The failure causes the main power input to melt causing a bu… |
| 2022-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The clock spring fails. Causing the airbag light to illuminate. The car is a 2015 and the first clock spring failed i… |
| 2022-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I did a left-U turn- heard a loud sound, and then all the electrical things on my steering wheel failed, like horn, air… |
| 2022-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On starting the car the system monitoring safety features shows first a fault detected in the ABS, then the air bag, th… |
| 2022-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The screen which is for the radio and back up camera has started to "flicker" This looks to be a common problem peopl… |
| 2022-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | After turning on the vehicle, I turned the steering wheel and heard a click, then the airbag malfunction warning light … |
| 2022-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | steering wheel clock spring malfunction, it is broke |
| 2022-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Cruise control randomly disengaged without the brake pedal or cancel cruise button being depressed. Has happened severa… |
| 2021-12-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle, the tire pressure… |
| 2021-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | -the failed part is available for inspection -fire hazard, shock hazard and toxic fume hazard - Audi has issued a recal… |
| 2021-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A defect that meets the definition of a nonconformity in Washington State, and that is covered under warranty, caused t… |
| 2021-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | We’re having the same shift lever micro switch problem that has already been recalled on tons of VW’s in 2019. The car … |
| 2021-03-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2015 VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN WITH ABOUT 47K MILES. 9 MONTHS AGO I HAD MY CLOCK SPRING GO BAD IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH R… |
| 2021-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN STATIONARY, DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR HANDLE STICKS OR JAMS, MAKING ENTRY OR EXIT DIFFICULT AT TIMES. WE HAVE HAD THIS R… |
| 2020-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRIM AT COMPARTMENT / SHIFTER BOOT IS PEELING AND ALUMINUM COATING WILL HAVE A RAZOR SHARP EDGE WHICH SLICED MY HAND OP… |
| 2020-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM HAS BECOME UNUSABLE (SCREEN DISTORTION) AFFECTING TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR, BACKUP CAMERA,… |
| 2020-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VW INSTALLED A RADIO SPEC FOR ANOTHER MODEL CAR IN MY VEHICLE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS A NEW PART NUMBER THIS PROBLEM … |
| 2020-04-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM TRIM AROUND THE GEARSHIFT SELECTOR PEELS UP LEAVING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE , THIS HAS CUT MY HAND ON M… |
| 2020-03-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 1 | GEARSHIFT SURROUND HAS FOIL PLATING OVER PLASTIC. PLATING FLAKES OFF AT ENTRY POINT TO STORAGE CUBBY CAUSING RAZOR CUTS… |
| 2020-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INFORMATION SCREEN / RADIO, STOP WORKING PROPERLY BACK UP BACK UP CMERA SCREEN DOESN'T WORK. |
| 2019-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING THE EMISSIONS FIX. AFTER LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND ONL… |
| 2019-11-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINAT… |
| 2019-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TODAY WITH ONLY 16000 MILES THE POWER BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND REQUIRED THAT I USE THE EBRAKE AND USE BOTH FEET ON TH… |
| 2019-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN CONTROL MODULE WITH CLOCK SPRING FAILED,/ MILES ON CAR 54302. ALL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED … |
| 2019-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PUSH START BUTTON NOT WORKING NEED PRESS MULTIPLE TIME JUST TO START THE CAR ALSO APPLY WHEN I NEED TURN THE CAR OF… |
| 2019-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN. WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINA… |
| 2019-05-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LEAKING SUNROOF - VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT WARRANTY. PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2 YEAR AGO AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THIS VW GOLF SP… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING FAILED AT 52,000 MILES--AFFECTING BOTH THE AIRBAG AND HORN. VW REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR, DE… |
| 2018-12-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS ERROR: AIRBAG, THEN IT SAYS ERROR: TRANSMISSION. ALL THE BOTTONS ON THE STREEING WHEEL DO NOT W… |
| 2018-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEM NOTICED DECEMBER 12TH WHEN ONE BY ONE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE AIR BAG, THE STABILIZATION S… |
| 2018-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | THIS IS A 2015 TDI GOLF THAT SAT ON THE DEALER CAR LOT FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. WE BOUGHT IT SPRING 2018. MINIMAL MAINT… |