Volkswagen E-GOLFYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 55 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Volkswagen E-GOLF.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints55Top: Electrical system Safety recalls92015–2019 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Volkswagen E-GOLF years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the E-GOLF median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2019Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2016Not rated–/10018 complaints · 5 recalls 2015Not rated–/10029 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen E-GOLF problems

All model years combined: 55 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

34Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

12Fuel/propulsion system

11Engine

7Power train

3Vehicle speed control

3Steering

2Service brakes

2Electronic stability control (ESC)

1Back over prevention

11 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	34	2
Fuel/propulsion system	12	0
Engine	11	0
Power train	7	0
Vehicle speed control	3	0
Steering	3	0
Service brakes	2	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	2	0
Back over prevention	1	0
1 other systems	1	0

9 recalls

Volkswagen E-GOLF recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Passenger side: inflator module22V-543 · 2016 · Jul 27, 2022 · 1,216 vehicles Unknown or other21V-321 · 2017 · May 5, 2021 · 46 vehicles Unknown or other20V-561 · 2017 · Sep 16, 2020 · 23 vehicles Seats: mid/rear assembly18V-803 · 2018 · Nov 14, 2018 · 169 vehicles Unknown or other18V-329 · 2015–2016 · May 16, 2018 · 252 vehicles Driver side: inflator module16V-955 · 2016 · Dec 29, 2016 · 5,947 vehicles Latches/locks/linkages16V-464 · 2016 · Jun 24, 2016 · 5,658 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery16V-138 · 2015–2016 · Mar 7, 2016 · 5,561 vehicles Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive15V-627 · 2015 · Oct 7, 2015 · 993 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the E-GOLF

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2015–2018 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063