NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2018 Volkswagen Golf has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2018 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, 2019–2020 Golf, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 20V372000
- Reported
- June 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Volkswagen Golf
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 2015–2016, 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 Golf, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V369000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2018 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on May 31, 2026. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (34%), followed by the power train (14%) and the engine (10%).
None of the 2018 Volkswagen Golf's 6 recalls concerns the fuel/propulsion system.
Where 2018 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 3,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Unknown Or Other5
- Power Train4
- Engine3
- Structure3
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 6. 45% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Golf drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 14th highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Golf years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 29 complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2018 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: May 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted