NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2005 Volkswagen Golf has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 20, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 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 2000–2004, 2006 Golf, 4 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 04V586000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Golf, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006 Golf, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Golf, 4 other models
2005 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on June 25, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%).
In complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the air bags (32%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
1 of the 2005 Volkswagen Golf's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Exterior Lighting2
- Fuel System, Other2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 5. 26% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 19 complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2005 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: June 25, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted