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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

9 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 115 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints115
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 9

24V1100002024-02-14

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

22V5430002022-07-27

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. An improper air bag deployment may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.

19V6150002019-08-22

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

19V1880002019-03-06

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

18V4640002018-07-11

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

18V3290002018-05-16

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

What owners report most

  • 29FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 18ENGINE
  • 14UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 10AIR BAGS
  • 8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 4POWER TRAIN
  • 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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