NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 20, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Volkswagen GTI
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V333000
- Reported
- August 20, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 GTI, 4 other models
2010 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on March 14, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the power train (26%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2010 Volkswagen GTI's only recall also concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine17
- Power Train14
- Electrical System9
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Air Bags2
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 32% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Volkswagen GTI drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 12th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 53 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: March 14, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted