Volkswagen Golf SportwagenYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 172 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2015, 2016 and 2017. The Golf Sportwagen has 9 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen 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 Golf Sportwagen median. Tap a year for its full report.
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Most common Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen problems
All model years combined: 172 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 37 | 5 |
| Air bags | 36 | 2 |
| Suspension | 29 | 0 |
| Engine | 23 | 4 |
| Power train | 14 | 2 |
| Structure | 13 | 2 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 13 | 1 |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 9 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 9 | 1 |
| 12 other systems | 31 | 5 |
Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
NHTSA investigations of the Golf Sportwagen
- Fuel Leak due to Suction Jet Pump Failure within Fuel Tank (Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 16V647)Led to recall 24V-110