NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Recalls
The 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 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 2015–2017, 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 2017, 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 2017, 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 2015–2017 Golf SportWagen, 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 SportWagen complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the newest on January 6, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (17%).
1 of the 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Unknown Or Other3
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Structure2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 3. 58% arrived between 2017 and 2021, 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 2018 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 2018 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted