NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen Golf R Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen Golf R has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volkswagen Golf R. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
Visibility/wiper
- Campaign
- 22V831000
- Reported
- November 9, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22V543000
- Reported
- July 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 16V464000
- Reported
- June 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 16V337000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R
2016 Volkswagen Golf R complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, the newest on February 18, 2026. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the engine (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
None of the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Engine2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Power Train2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 2. 33% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 12 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf R by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: February 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted