NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen e-Golf Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen e-Golf, across 3 model years from 2015 to 2018. The 2015 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2015
- Owner complaints
- 53
2015–2018, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen e-Golf across 5 model years; the most, 28, concern the 2015.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Volkswagen e-Golf complaints (0%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Volkswagen e-Golf model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 32 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (12).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen e-Golf in 2016: 14, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen e-Golf is unknown or other, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen e-Golf recall, 21V321000, was reported on May 5, 2021 and concerns the unknown or other.
Volkswagen e-Golf years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen e-Golf model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen e-Golf years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen e-Golf
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
- SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY1
Volkswagen e-Golf model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen e-Golf recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V321000May 5, 2021 | unknown or other | 2017 | crash, fire and injury | 46 |
| 18V803000November 14, 2018 | seats: mid/rear assembly | 2018 | crash and injury | 169 |
| 18V329000May 16, 2018 | unknown or other | 2015 | crash, fire and injury | 252 |
| 16V138000March 7, 2016 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2015 | crash | 5,561 |
| 15V627000October 7, 2015 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2015 | crash and injury | 993 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen e-Golf. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted