NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Recalls
The 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018–2019 Golf SportWagen, 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 2018–2019 Golf SportWagen, 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 2018–2019 Golf SportWagen, 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 SportWagen, 1 other model
2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the newest on July 25, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the component group named most often is the suspension (39%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (13%).
1 of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension15
- Electrical System7
- Engine5
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 11. 24% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 38 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf SportWagen by model year
Other 2017 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: July 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted