NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2007 Volkswagen GTI has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Volkswagen GTI. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 77
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Volkswagen GTI, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2007 Volkswagen GTI
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07V442000
- Reported
- September 24, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 340,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2008 GTI, 3 other models
2007 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 77 owner complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on June 29, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the power train (52%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the air bags (14%).
The 2007 Volkswagen GTI's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2007 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train40
- Electrical System12
- Air Bags11
- Engine And Engine Cooling7
- Exterior Lighting7
- Structure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 17 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 17. 69% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Volkswagen GTI drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 4th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 77 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2007 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: June 29, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted