NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Volkswagen GTI Recalls
The 2019 Volkswagen GTI has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Volkswagen GTI. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 179
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2019 Volkswagen GTI, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2019 Volkswagen GTI
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2018 GTI, 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 9 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 GTI, 4 other models
2019 Volkswagen GTI complaints by year
NHTSA has received 179 owner complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI, the newest on August 5, 2026.
In complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI, the component group named most often is the engine (74%), followed by the power train (35%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
None of the 2019 Volkswagen GTI's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2019 Volkswagen GTI owners gave the mileage (168 complaints), the median was 440 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine133
- Power Train62
- Unknown Or Other37
- Fuel/Propulsion System23
- Electrical System16
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 154 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 154. 97% 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 GTI drew 6.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen GTI year in the same window: 1st highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Volkswagen GTI years to avoid by our method.
The 179 complaints about the 2019 Volkswagen GTI are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen GTI by model year
Other 2019 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted