NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Golf has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 18, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Volkswagen Golf
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V716000
- Reported
- November 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2021 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on August 5, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the electrical system (43%), followed by the service brakes (29%) and the air bags (14%).
The 2021 Volkswagen Golf's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System3
- Service Brakes2
- Air Bags1
- Engine1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 3. 71% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 7 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted