NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen Golf has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 4, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 48
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2012 Volkswagen Golf
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V862000
- Reported
- December 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 226
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2014 Golf, 2 other models
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 2013–2016 Golf, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V148000
- Reported
- March 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Golf, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Golf, 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 2011, 2013–2014 Golf, 6 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Golf, 2 other models
2012 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 48 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on May 8, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the engine (23%), followed by the air bags (21%) and the power train (19%).
4 of the 2012 Volkswagen Golf's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (38 complaints), the median was 15,550 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Air Bags10
- Power Train9
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Fuel System, Diesel7
- Electrical System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 11. 58% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 8th highest of the 15 ranked years.
The 48 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted