Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel pump on my 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen failed approximately three months after a safety recall repair for … |
| 2025-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Junction between thermostat and water pump failed leading to total loss of coolant. At the time I was driving north on … |
| 2025-05-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Component: Sunroof / Roof Assembly - Water Ingress Make / Model / Year: 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen VIN: [XXX] Mil… |
| 2025-05-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car started smelling like gas 10 days ago. There was no visible leak. We took it to the shop still can’t figure out … |
| 2024-08-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2024-07-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VW USA is offering no help in getting our recall work done. Their only suggestion is for us to work with our shipper. O… |
| 2024-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | It has been 3 months since the issue below was reported (per NHTSA) and no repair is available. I called and asked what… |
| 2024-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Despite settling a class action lawsuit re: moonroof leakage, VW refuses to cover the same repair for my VW Golf Sportw… |
| 2024-03-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Performed NH Safety Inspection. Found upon Inspection Left Rear, Driver Side, Coil Spring has failed. Broken. This will… |
| 2024-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clockspring failure. VW does not cover this critical safety part under warranty. Air bag is non functional (air bag lig… |
| 2023-08-28 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated while driving at high speeds, the vehicle starte… |
| 2023-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel system is completely shot, with fuel leaking from the gas tank after a ride once and pressure building up in t… |
| 2023-07-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear coil spring fractured and caused a suspension issue. This is the same issue as reported in NHTSA campaign nu… |
| 2023-05-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | May 27 and May 28: The car turned on the EPC and check engine lights while on parking mode and on. Started to loose po… |
| 2023-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The EPC light has been continuously coming on for almost a year. It has been taken to the dealership 5 times and they c… |
| 2023-04-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Both rear coil springs broken |
| 2023-03-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | My driver seat belt comes unbuckled when i'm driving. It's intermittent and random, and i'm very careful to lock in the… |
| 2023-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car loses power due to clogged wastegate actuator and EPC light turns on and off. This has been confirmed by 2 differen… |
| 2022-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V5430… |
| 2022-08-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | In late summer (August 2022) I started seeing a warning but it would disappear so fast. Now it's popping up more: Yell… |
| 2022-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that there was an odor of gasoline in the vehicl… |
| 2022-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Dealer maintained 2016 VW Golf Sportwagen - coolant level kept getting low. Recent dealer visit indicated a leak in the… |
| 2021-06-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The passenger side rear coil spring snapped without any warning and with in normal highway and city street use with onl… |
| 2021-05-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 1. I BELIEVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG MAY HAVE FAILED OR BEEN DISABLED DURING A RECENT COLLISION THAT OCCURRED ON 5/25/… |
| 2021-03-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2016 VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN IN 2019. SOON AFTER, THERE WAS A RAINSTORM, AND I REALIZED THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF… |
| 2021-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | EXISTING NHTSA RECALL 69L2 BUT ON DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR - VW DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND HORN/STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS DISABLED… |
| 2021-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY STEERING CLOCK SPRING FAILED AT 37K MILES, THERE'S A RECALL BUT VW SAID MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED, HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE … |
| 2021-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON |
| 2020-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED WITH HORN AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. |
| 2020-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2016 VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN EXPERIENCED A COOLANT LEAK AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING/WATER PUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. … |
| 2020-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT HOUSING LEAKING WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 60K MILES - JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. COST IS ABOUT $1000 AS IT IS P… |
| 2020-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR O… |
| 2020-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 48K MILES, 2016 VW SPORTSWAGEN, FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WH… |
| 2020-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCKSPRING FAILURE AT 32K MILES. TURNED CAR ON AND GOT AN AIRBAG WARNING AND ALL CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL ARE DE… |
| 2020-03-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY FIANCE'S VEHICLE HAS THE COMMON CLOCKSPRING ISSUE WHICH RENDERED ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING WHEEL INA… |
| 2020-03-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2016 SPORTSWAGEN FROM A VW DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON TEXAS, I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 AN… |
| 2020-03-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VW SERVICE ACTION 60E5 APPLIES TO THE FRONT SUNROOF DRAIN CLEANING AND MODIFICATION. WE HAD UNSEASONABLY HEAVY RAINS OV… |
| 2020-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TOOK CAR IN FOR A USED CAR INSPECTION, COOLANT LEAK NEAR THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS FOUND. COULD SMELL COOLANT WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2020-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT HOUSING FOUND TO BE LEAKING WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR UNRELATED SERVICE. MANY, MANY VW GOLF/GTIS ARE AFFECTE… |
| 2019-12-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN A VERY MINOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING ONLY THE FRONT END. I WAS A A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR… |
| 2019-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES ON IT. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, MY HORN, AND OTHER COMPONENTS ON MY … |
| 2019-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE EPC WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LOWERS ITS SPEED. SOMETIMES ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING AL… |
| 2019-02-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN NOTICED THAT ALL CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER… |
| 2019-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON JAN. 5TH 2019 THE DASHBOARD WARNING SYSTEM SHOWED A "ERROR - TRANSMISSION". WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY… |
| 2018-12-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | PANORAMIC SUNROOF IS LEAKING WATER IN MULTIPLE PLACES. WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND EXPOSED TO RAIN OR SNOW THE INSI… |
| 2018-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DRAIN ON RETRACTABLE ROOF BECAME BLOCKED. RAINWATER DRAINED INTO CAR SATURATING CARPETS. WATER FLOWED INTO CONTROL… |
| 2018-07-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MICRO SWITCH RECALL. THE KEY MAY BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHILE IN PARK AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. I WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY 2… |
| 2018-06-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I COMPLETED A U-TURN AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLOCK … |
| 2018-04-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING FAILURE IN UNDER 2 YEARS (LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR). WHEN CAR WAS TURNED ON ALERTS CAME UP THAT T… |
| 2017-09-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE CLOCKSPRING CABLE FRACTURED … |