NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2011 Volkswagen GTI has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 16, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 55
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 Volkswagen GTI
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 GTI, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 GTI, 6 other models
2011 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 55 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on August 21, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the power train (29%) and the electrical system (15%).
None of the 2011 Volkswagen GTI's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2011 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine20
- Power Train16
- Electrical System8
- Unknown Or Other5
- Air Bags3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 10. 29% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Volkswagen GTI drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 13th highest of the 18 ranked years.
The 55 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2011 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted