Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2024 Volkswagen Gti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The "Hill Start Assist" function does not behave as-stated in the owner's manual and I believe the way it's implemented… |
| 2026-03-22 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | No | 0 | I am reporting a recurring safety-related malfunction involving the backup camera, proximity sensors, and infotainment … |
| 2025-11-28 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and … |
| 2025-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Automatic Hill assist uses excessive brake force and for too long of a duration. This causes the vehicle to stall. Road… |
| 2025-10-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | On Wednesday October 15th, 2025 something occurred either via an update or on the back-end of VW's connected services p… |
| 2025-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Manual transmission car. Hill hold brake assist feature is dangerous and can be fixed with software update. This is t… |
| 2025-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The hill assist feature does not let go of the brakes when I apply throttle and has caused me to stall the vehicle on a… |
| 2025-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The automatic “hill assist” is dangerous in that it makes it easy to stall your car when trying to use your manual tran… |
| 2025-04-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 22 days after purchasing, the sunroof blew up & shattered while driving. Produced a loud bang and shattered upwards. Vo… |
| 2025-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The 8th generation of the VW Golf (and 7th generation Jetta) has a dangerous Hill Start Assist for manual transmission … |
| 2025-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Travel Assist is disabled which includes Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist. The warning lights flash on and … |
| 2025-01-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | There wasn't a proper "Problem Parts" option for my issue. My car has a manual transmission and VW has decided that ad… |
| 2025-01-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The hill start assist in the vehicle (with a manual transmission) makes it dangerous for pulling out into traffic if yo… |
| 2024-12-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The hill hold assist on the MK8 VW GTI is overly aggressive, creating safety concerns. When starting on a hill, there i… |
| 2024-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Roll back feature on manual car. Causes disruptive driving by Engaging and holding too long causing stallouts and pote… |
| 2024-11-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN - Vehicle hill assist. The hill assist feature is overly aggressive and causes the car to stall when going in f… |
| 2024-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The SOS emergency call system randomly dials out and hangs up, dials out, hangs up, and continues to do so while drivin… |
| 2024-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VW has implemented a so-called and unwanted safety feature called "Hill Assist" which locks the brakes on manual transm… |
| 2024-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rearview Camera. When I changed the gear into reverse, sometimes my rearview Camera does not turn on, the screen only g… |
| 2024-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Backup camera blacked out or pixelated when transmission is put in reverse. |
| 2024-07-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that while driving in a rainstorm, the windshield wiper spee… |
| 2024-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am experiencing the same problem reported in NHTSA ID Number: 11587076. I am writing to let you know that this probl… |
| 2024-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I believe the malfunction exists within the car's electronic system. The vehicle could potentially be up for inspectio… |
| 2024-04-02 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | I am [XXX] and have only ever owned manual transmission cars. I bought a 2024 GTI/Manual Transmission a few months ago.… |
| 2024-03-13 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the rearview camera im… |
| 2024-03-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact's son owns a 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds for several … |
| 2024-03-03 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | VW Front Assist is the safety feature that is supposed to warn the driver of the danger of an imminent front collision.… |
| 2023-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | The component that is failing is the infotainment center. Cruise control fails. Yes available for inspection. The safet… |