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2015 Volkswagen Golf problems
Owners have filed 185 complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 14.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 11.4%.
Complaints185
Crashes15
Fires7
Injuries26
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 14.1% · 26
Unknown or other 12.4% · 23
Air bags 11.4% · 21
Electrical system 9.7% · 18
Fuel/propulsion system 8.6% · 16
Suspension 8.1% · 15
Power train 7.6% · 14
Structure 5.4% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 26 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Volkswagen Golf in this data, 2015 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 23 in the last three years against 48 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 20,750 miles.
In owners' own words
Coolant has leaked all over my driveway because of a thermostat housing and water pump fail. I am getting fixed for the second time $1800 dollar fix. Very common amongst other Volkswagen owners. This is not fair. If they know of this problem it should be dealt with. Now I am out $4000 in repairs and have a big stain in my brand new driveway. This is very unsafe if driving long distances as coolant leaks everywhere. Engine
2015 Vw Golf sportwagen tdi 2.0L the car has less than 5000 miles on it and already twice I get an engine malfunction indicator light (MIL) to "reduce oil level." I haven't even taken it in for its first service yet and now this. Too much oil? I checked the level several times and the dip stick indicates the level is within tolerance. Engine · reported at 4,700 miles
Driving 65 mph down highway vehicle shut off with no warning. Fault code shows defective injector #1. Vw tdi (post fix dieselgate). Dealer will not fix because I cleared the code to drive home. Irresponsible for vw to make a car that shuts down completely with no limp mode or short time to clear road. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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