Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf R.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Thermostat Sensor Failure causing check engine light P00B7. Vehicle not reading the correct engine temp causing cooling… |
| 2023-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel suction pump in my 2017 volkswagen golf r failed causing strong gas odors to emit whenever the car is running,… |
| 2023-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My VW on two occasions experienced coolant / water pump system failures (May 2022 and August 2023), the second of which… |
| 2022-01-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Golf R. The contact stated that the fuel gauge remained on Empty after fueling the v… |
| 2022-01-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | The shift boot trim piece was poorly designed and is the metal is peeling and has cut my hand several times. It has hap… |
| 2021-07-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving in the left hand lane on a divided 4-lane (2 lanes each direction) road, a car in front of me slowed in o… |
| 2021-03-21 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM RANDOMLY RESETS DURING USAGE REGARDLESS OF WHAT MODE THE SYSTEM IS IN (BOTH IN TERMS OF DRIVE M… |
| 2019-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PCV (POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION) VALVE MALFUNCTION. VW'S PCV VALVE, ALSO SOMETIMES CALLED THE OIL SEPARATOR VALVE,… |
| 2019-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | YOUR SYSTEM IS MISLABELING CARS. SEARCH FOR 2017 GOLF R. IT SHOWS 58 COMPLAINTS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CARS TIED TO THESE … |
| 2019-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | "RAZOR-LIKE" MATERIAL/DEFECT ON FRONT OF SHIFT BOOT TRIM NEAR THE INGRESS TO THE FRONT CUBBY AREA HAS CUT ME MULTIPLE T… |
| 2019-05-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE; CLUTCH WAS WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 25 MONTHS AND 16,000 MILES. MADE CAR DANGEROUS AN… |
| 2018-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2017 GOLF R EQUIPPED WITH DSG TRANSMISSION, AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. OCCASIONA… |
| 2017-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST COOLANT. DISCOVERED ROAD DEBRIS HAD PUNCTURED THE SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANG… |
| 2017-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FROM 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL NOW 12 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE … |
| 2017-06-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED THE (NEW) CAR ON JUNE 09, 2017. 5 DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED, WE FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED… |