NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 Volkswagen Golf R Recalls
The 2023 Volkswagen Golf R has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Volkswagen Golf R. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2023 Volkswagen Golf R, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 24V480000
- Reported
- June 27, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,432
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022, 2024 Golf R, 2 other models
Suspension: front: macpherson strut
- Campaign
- 23V437000
- Reported
- June 21, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly
- Campaign
- 22V707000
- Reported
- September 21, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Golf R
2023 Volkswagen Golf R complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R, the newest on October 29, 2025.
In complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the service brakes (33%) and the exterior lighting (17%).
None of the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R's 3 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes2
- Exterior Lighting1
- Power Train1
- Steering1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 3.
The 6 complaints about the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf R by model year
Other 2023 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 29, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted