NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2011–2012 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 2011–2012, 2014 GTI, 6 other models
2013 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on April 22, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (21%) and the power train (15%).
None of the 2013 Volkswagen GTI's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Power Train5
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 11. 35% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen GTI drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 18th highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen GTI years.
The 34 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2013 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: April 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted