NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 131
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2015 Volkswagen Golf
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2020 Golf, 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module
- Campaign
- 19V615000
- Reported
- August 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 679,027
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2019 Golf, 4 other models
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 19V188000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2019 Golf, 3 other models
Suspension: rear: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 18V904000
- Reported
- December 19, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering: column locking: anti-theft device
- Campaign
- 18V464000
- Reported
- July 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,168
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Golf, 1 other model
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 18V329000
- Reported
- May 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 252
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014, 2016 Golf, 7 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 16V647000
- Reported
- September 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110,042
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Golf
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V705000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Golf, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 15V627000
- Reported
- October 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 15V229000
- Reported
- April 17, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,205
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Volkswagen Golf
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V028000
- Reported
- January 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14V412000
- Reported
- July 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,001
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Volkswagen Golf
2015 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 131 owner complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the engine (20%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the electrical system (14%).
1 of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf's 12 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2015 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (71 complaints), the median was 19,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine26
- Unknown Or Other23
- Air Bags21
- Electrical System18
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
- Suspension15
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 20. 44% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 131 complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2015 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted