NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2017 Volkswagen Golf has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 117
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018–2020 Golf, 4 other models
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 21V321000
- Reported
- May 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 7 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 2015–2016, 2018–2019 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 2015–2016, 2018 Golf, 1 other model
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 16V955000
- Reported
- December 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2017 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 117 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (44%), followed by the engine (15%) and the electrical system (9%).
None of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf's 5 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2017 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 21,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System51
- Engine18
- Unknown Or Other12
- Electrical System10
- Structure8
- Air Bags7
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 27. 23% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Volkswagen Golf drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 10th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 117 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2017 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted