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Volkswagen Golf R Recalls & Problems by Year

Volkswagen Golf R safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 12 model years. The 2017 model has the most complaints (15).

Owner complaints by model year
010202012 Volkswagen Golf R: 1 complaint20122013 Volkswagen Golf R: 4 complaints2015 Volkswagen Golf R: 1 complaint20152016 Volkswagen Golf R: 12 complaints2017 Volkswagen Golf R: 15 complaints1520172018 Volkswagen Golf R: 9 complaints2019 Volkswagen Golf R: 6 complaints20192022 Volkswagen Golf R: 10 complaints2023 Volkswagen Golf R: 6 complaints20232024 Volkswagen Golf R: 12 complaints2025 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 complaints20252026 Volkswagen Golf R: 5 complaints
Recalls by model year
0252012 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 recalls20122013 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 recalls2015 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 recalls20152016 Volkswagen Golf R: 4 recalls2017 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 recalls20172018 Volkswagen Golf R: 4 recalls2019 Volkswagen Golf R: 2 recalls20192022 Volkswagen Golf R: 5 recalls2023 Volkswagen Golf R: 3 recalls20232024 Volkswagen Golf R: 1 recall2025 Volkswagen Golf R: 1 recall20252026 Volkswagen Golf R: 0 recalls

The red bar marks the 2017 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2026 Volkswagen Golf R050n/a
2025 Volkswagen Golf R100n/a
2024 Volkswagen Golf R1120n/a
2023 Volkswagen Golf R360n/a
2022 Volkswagen Golf R5100n/a
2019 Volkswagen Golf R261n/a
2018 Volkswagen Golf R490n/a
2017 Volkswagen Golf R0150n/a
2016 Volkswagen Golf R4120n/a
2015 Volkswagen Golf R010n/a
2013 Volkswagen Golf R040n/a
2012 Volkswagen Golf R010n/a
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