Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2022 Volkswagen Golf.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and … |
| 2024-02-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicles built-in independent navigation system frequently loses its position. When the system loses its position,… |
| 2024-01-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and … |
| 2024-01-09 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | All VW models of this model year suffer from this problem, as evidenced on many forum posts while researching this issu… |
| 2023-12-04 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | No | 0 | My 2022 VW GTI recently experienced a malfunction where the Parking Assist feature did not function. This feature appea… |
| 2023-12-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Emergency SOS and Travel Assist will intermittently fault out sending a loud chime in the cabin warning me that said as… |
| 2023-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have errors popping up on my dashboard. It says “travel assist is currently not available “ or “emergency assist is … |
| 2023-07-12 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | “Travel assist” warning comes on frequently. System activates and deactivates multiple times even in short driving trip… |
| 2023-07-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The tire pressure monitoring system failed, the front right tire had ruptured and was completely flat for 4-5 blocks an… |
| 2023-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Backup camera upon backing up, fails from time to time. The camera will freeze (showing a still image), It can lag (sho… |
| 2023-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The panoramic moonroof in my car exploded while I was driving home. It sounded like a shotgun went off inside my car a… |
| 2023-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Infotainment center will randomly go into "component protection" mode, and the center console will become stuck in a lo… |
| 2023-06-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Shifter cracked under normal use. This leads to unsafe driving as the ability to shift gears is difficult. Shifter slid… |
| 2023-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Third time today I saw my radiator loose from passenger side and was rubbing on ac compressor pulley. Noticed gouge in … |
| 2023-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving suddenly falsely detects obstructions and auto brakes , the acc system entirely turns on and off while dr… |
| 2023-04-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | My GTI currently needs a new steering wheel per my dealership. However VW is unable to provide any new steering wheels … |
| 2023-04-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When shifting (6 speed manual) the shifter knob has come off the shaft multiple times and must be put back on when driv… |
| 2023-04-04 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V823000 (Bac… |
| 2023-03-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The shift knob on the gear selector of my manual transmission vehicle broke off while attempting to merge into traffic … |
| 2023-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Shift nob cracks and eventually detaches from shift rod which causes loss of ability to accelerate/shift. This appears… |
| 2023-03-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The rear backup camera freezes intermittently. Intermittently the error codes flash that the VW intelligent drive safet… |
| 2023-01-27 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Travel Assist (ACC)light and emergency braking systems are turning off and on repeatedly and intermittently. This happe… |
| 2023-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The shift knob pulls off the manual transmission shifter shaft under certain driving conditions, such as a fast shift. … |
| 2023-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The shift knob for the manual transmission broke off the shift assembly while accelerating and merging onto the freeway… |
| 2022-12-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Electronic issues with the infotainment screen that have caused the backup camera to fail to work on multiple occasions… |
| 2022-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car constantly says the travel and emergency assist do not work. It’s constantly dinging. I bought the car with the… |
| 2022-12-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The gear shifter knob came loose during shifts while driving, detaching from the shaft inside of the leather shifter bo… |
| 2022-12-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2022 Golf GTI SE is part of the recall with NHTSA ID of 22V707 (Radiator and Coolant Hose). The issue is the radiato… |
| 2022-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The shift knob slid right off the top while shifting into 2nd gear. I had to push it back on to shift into third gear w… |
| 2022-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Travel assist (ACC)light pops up for any reason, that scares you at the beginning because when you are driving you thin… |
| 2022-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Poor quality of the shifter knob component and installation from the factory for the 6-speed manual transmission varian… |
| 2022-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | As I was merging onto a highway, the shift lever popped up and disconnected from the linkage as I was changing gears. T… |
| 2022-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Manual shift knob is starting to crack. Vehicle is just under 4,000 miles. |
| 2022-11-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Manual shifter knob has popped off while driving a number of times with virtually no effort (I'm not a hard shifter at … |
| 2022-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The manual transmission shift knob has separated from the shift lever multiple times while driving. While shifting bet… |
| 2022-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear view camera not working, no image on dashboard screen it seems it is an electrical connection issue more than a so… |
| 2022-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Nearly every morning on my way to work I get error codes warning me of Front Assist Systems not working. It stays on fo… |
| 2022-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Manual gear shift kn… |
| 2022-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | During regular operation I shifted the car from 1st to 2nd gear (manual transmission) and the shift knob came off of th… |
| 2022-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Shift knob cracked off of shaft during routine driving NOT under "spirited driving" conditions or fast shifting. |
| 2022-09-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | During operation, the manual transmission shift knob will become detached from the shift lever and the driver is unable… |
| 2022-09-26 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Each time the vehicle is started its throwing a safety warning alarm and malfunction. I’ve called VW America to file a … |
| 2022-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Shift knob cracked at union with dust boot. Concerned that continued use will cause knob to break off the stem or cause… |
| 2022-09-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The car has a manual transmission. The car has roughly 100 miles on it (brand new). The shift knob (gear knob, gear lev… |
| 2022-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The shift knob for the manual transmission cracked at the base, causing it be become dislodged from the transmission du… |
| 2022-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Radiator/coolant line busting all over engine. Dealership had no clue but deduced it was the incorrect mounting of the … |
| 2022-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | The radiator fell out of it's harness, which cause the coolant hose to rub against a belt. The cooling hose broke, caus… |
| 2022-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | Radiator hose hit the serpentine belt and caused full loss of coolant. I currently have 1,483 miles on my car bought ne… |
| 2022-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Shift knob came off of lever. Plastic sleeve broke above metal clamp. Available for inspection. Could have caused an ac… |
| 2022-09-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | No | 0 | Quite often various warnings show on the screen and following features - Maneuver braking function currently not availa… |