NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2009 Volkswagen GTI has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Volkswagen GTI. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 167
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Volkswagen GTI, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Volkswagen GTI
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V913000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V333000
- Reported
- August 20, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 GTI, 4 other models
2009 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 167 owner complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on April 21, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the service brakes (56%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (41%) and the power train (19%).
1 of the 2009 Volkswagen GTI's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (153 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes94
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)69
- Power Train32
- Electrical System31
- Steering20
- Engine15
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 39 | |
| 2017 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 39. 16% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Volkswagen GTI drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 5th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 167 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2009 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted