NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2002 Volkswagen Golf has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 74
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2002 Volkswagen Golf
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V063000
- Reported
- February 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,002,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Golf, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch
- Campaign
- 04V584000
- Reported
- December 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 410,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Golf, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 02V031000
- Reported
- January 31, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Golf, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003–2006 Golf, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Golf, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2004 Golf, 46 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 Golf, 4 other models
2002 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 74 owner complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on August 25, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (18%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2002 Volkswagen Golf's 7 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 59,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags22
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Electrical System11
- Exterior Lighting11
- Visibility7
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 16 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 17. 51% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Volkswagen Golf drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 9th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 74 complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2002 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted