NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen Golf has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 85
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2016 Volkswagen Golf
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2020 Golf, 4 other models
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
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 2015, 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 2015, 2017–2019 Golf, 3 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 2015, 2017–2018 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 2011–2015 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 2015 Golf
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 16V403000
- Reported
- June 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V705000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Golf, 3 other models
2016 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on June 8, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (34%), followed by the engine (21%) and the air bags (12%).
1 of the 2016 Volkswagen Golf's 9 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System29
- Engine18
- Unknown Or Other14
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System8
- Structure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 18. 28% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Volkswagen Golf drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 11th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 85 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted