Volkswagen Golf Mk7

2012 to 2018

Based on 4 sources, each with its own reference date below

Based on 4 sources, see the topics below

Key points to know

Recalls
23 results · NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
Complaint patterns
9 results · NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country
Manufacturer bulletins
7 results · NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
American manufacturer bulletins: published for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
Safety rating
4 results · NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2018
American crash-test rating (NHTSA): for the American market, not automatically representative of this country
Insurance loss
3 results · IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2018
Based on American insurance claims for this model: not automatically representative of this country

Recalls

Our EU Safety Gate feed only goes back to 17 July 2026

NHTSA

Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country

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Official item from NHTSA: unknown or other
Campaign number: 18V329000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 16/05/2018
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal / driver side / inflator module
Campaign number: 18V148000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 06/03/2018
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal / driver side / inflator module
Campaign number: 16V078000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 10/02/2016
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal
Campaign number: 15V483000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 04/08/2015
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, diesel
Campaign number: 11V490000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 03/10/2011
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal / driver side / inflator module
Campaign number: 19V862000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 04/12/2019
Official item from NHTSA: steering / column locking / anti-theft device
Campaign number: 18V464000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 11/07/2018
Official item from NHTSA: suspension / rear / springs / coil springs
Campaign number: 18V904000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 19/12/2018
Official item from NHTSA: suspension / rear / springs / coil springs
Campaign number: 19V188000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 06/03/2019
Official item from NHTSA: electrical system / ignition / anti-theft / control module
Campaign number: 19V615000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 22/08/2019
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline
Campaign number: 16V647000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 07/09/2016
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal / sensor/control module-inactive
Campaign number: 15V627000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 07/10/2015
Official item from NHTSA: steering
Campaign number: 14V412000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 07/07/2014
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / fuel injection system / fuel rail
Campaign number: 15V028000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 23/01/2015
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / delivery / fuel pump
Campaign number: 15V229000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 17/04/2015
Official item from NHTSA: engine and engine cooling / engine
Campaign number: 15V705000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 26/10/2015
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline
Campaign number: 24V110000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: fuel system, gasoline / fuel injection system / fuel rail
Campaign number: 16V403000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 06/06/2016
Official item from NHTSA: air bags / frontal / passenger side / inflator module
Campaign number: 22V543000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 27/07/2022
Official item from NHTSA: seat belts / pretensioner
Campaign number: 16V955000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 29/12/2016
Official item from NHTSA: unknown or other
Campaign number: 21V321000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 05/05/2021
Official item from NHTSA: service brakes, hydraulic / foundation components / disc / caliper
Campaign number: 18V369000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 01/06/2018
Official item from NHTSA: equipment / other / labels
Campaign number: 20V372000.
NHTSA, data up to and including 24/06/2020

EU Safety Gate

No recall found in EU Safety Gate, checked up to and including 2018

Complaint patterns

US complaint data

NHTSA

Registered in the United States: says nothing about the status in this country

Official item from NHTSA: engine
11 of the 48 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: air bags
10 of the 48 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: fuel/propulsion system
11 of the 43 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: unknown or other
23 of the 131 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: electrical system
18 of the 131 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: suspension
15 of the 131 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: power train
14 of the 131 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: structure
10 of the 131 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024
Official item from NHTSA: visibility/wiper
12 of the 187 of all NHTSA complaints for this model year.
NHTSA, data up to and including 14/02/2024

Manufacturer bulletins

Not a recognised defect, only a bulletin from the manufacturer

NHTSA Manufacturer Communications

American manufacturer bulletins: published for the American market, not automatically representative of this country

NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 1314 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (184 of 1314), EQUIPMENT (157 of 1314), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (148 of 1314). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 1324 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (175 of 1324), EQUIPMENT (175 of 1324), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (147 of 1324). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 1236 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about EQUIPMENT (193 of 1236), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (154 of 1236), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (146 of 1236). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 1201 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about EQUIPMENT (197 of 1201), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (126 of 1201), ENGINE (118 of 1201). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 902 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about EQUIPMENT (179 of 902), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (96 of 902), ENGINE (89 of 902). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 715 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about EQUIPMENT (165 of 715), ENGINE (80 of 715), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (79 of 715). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA manufacturer communications: GOLF
The manufacturer has published 646 technical bulletins about GOLF, mainly about EQUIPMENT (148 of 646), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (77 of 646), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (71 of 646). These are manufacturer communications to the dealer network (e.g. repair instructions, software updates, or warranty programmes), not recalls themselves and not a confirmed model problem, even if the text mentions a recall. The count says nothing about this specific vehicle's quality.
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications, data up to and including 2018

Safety rating

American crash test (NHTSA)

NHTSA SafetyRatings

American crash-test rating (NHTSA): for the American market, not automatically representative of this country

NHTSA safety rating: GOLF
In NHTSA's American crash test, GOLF (model year 2015) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 4/5, side 5/5, rollover 4/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA safety rating: GOLF
In NHTSA's American crash test, GOLF (model year 2016) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 4/5, side 5/5, rollover 4/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA safety rating: GOLF
In NHTSA's American crash test, GOLF (model year 2017) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 4/5, side 5/5, rollover 4/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2018
NHTSA safety rating: GOLF
In NHTSA's American crash test, GOLF (model year 2018) scores 5 out of 5 stars (front 4/5, side 5/5, rollover 4/5). This is an American crash test under the NHTSA protocol, not a universal safety score: other countries'/regions' test protocols (e.g. Euro NCAP) may produce a different rating.
NHTSA SafetyRatings, data up to and including 2018

Insurance loss

Relative to the US average, not a failure rate

IIHS/HLDI

Based on American insurance claims for this model: not automatically representative of this country

IIHS/HLDI loss index: Golf
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Golf is 98 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2018
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Golf
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Golf is 80 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2018
IIHS/HLDI loss index: Golf
According to IIHS/HLDI, the "all coverages combined" loss index for Golf is 72 (reference basis: 100 = US national average for all passenger vehicles under this coverage). Note: this is an index figure/rating class (an insurance statistic about the MODEL as a whole), not a failure rate and not a prediction for this specific vehicle.
IIHS/HLDI, data up to and including 2018

See the inspection statistics for all generations of Golf

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