18V369000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 1 defect investigation, 38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints38
Complaints citing a crash0
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 6
24V110000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
20V372000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
If the stamped vehicle identification number (VIN) does not match the VIN on the Vehicle Certification Label, owners may be unable to tell if their vehicle is under an important safety recall, possibly exposing them to an increased risk of a crash, fire or injury.
19V615000
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.
19V188000
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.
18V464000
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.
What owners report most
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4POWER TRAIN
- 3ENGINE
- 3STRUCTURE:BODY
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.