NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2019 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 2019 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
- 63
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 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 2019 Volkswagen Golf
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018, 2020 Golf, 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 23V604000
- Reported
- August 30, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,538
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 22V815000
- Reported
- October 31, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,044
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Golf, 9 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 19V879000
- Reported
- December 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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, 2018 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 2015–2018 Golf, 3 other models
2019 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the engine (54%), followed by the power train (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
None of the 2019 Volkswagen Golf's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 556 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine34
- Power Train13
- Unknown Or Other11
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Electrical System5
- Forward Collision Avoidance3
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 39. 75% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Volkswagen Golf drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 6th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 63 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2019 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted