Volkswagen Golf Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2015 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2023 Volkswagen Golf	0	11	0	n/a
2022 Volkswagen Golf	0	81	0	n/a
2021 Volkswagen Golf	1	7	0	n/a
2020 Volkswagen Golf	2	6	0	n/a
2019 Volkswagen Golf	6	63	2	n/a
2018 Volkswagen Golf	6	29	0	n/a
2017 Volkswagen Golf	5	117	3	n/a
2016 Volkswagen Golf	9	85	1	n/a
2015 Volkswagen Golf	12	131	7	n/a
2014 Volkswagen Golf	5	12	1	n/a
2013 Volkswagen Golf	5	43	2	n/a
2012 Volkswagen Golf	6	48	4	n/a
2011 Volkswagen Golf	6	110	4	n/a
2010 Volkswagen Golf	4	70	3	n/a
2009 Volkswagen Golf	0	3	0	n/a
2008 Volkswagen Golf	0	1	0	n/a
2007 Volkswagen Golf	0	2	0	n/a
2006 Volkswagen Golf	1	12	1	n/a
2005 Volkswagen Golf	2	19	1	n/a
2004 Volkswagen Golf	2	28	3	n/a
2003 Volkswagen Golf	2	26	0	n/a
2002 Volkswagen Golf	3	74	2	n/a
2001 Volkswagen Golf	5	116	4	n/a
2000 Volkswagen Golf	5	88	3	n/a
1999 Volkswagen Golf	4	64	3	n/a
1998 Volkswagen Golf	1	18	0	n/a
1997 Volkswagen Golf	0	7	0	n/a
1996 Volkswagen Golf	1	3	0	n/a
1995 Volkswagen Golf	4	43	4	n/a
1994 Volkswagen Golf	4	41	1	n/a
1993 Volkswagen Golf	4	7	0	n/a
1992 Volkswagen Golf	1	6	0	n/a
1991 Volkswagen Golf	2	8	1	n/a
1990 Volkswagen Golf	4	10	1	n/a

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