NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen Golf R Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 15 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen Golf R, across 6 model years from 2016 to 2024. The 2022 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 15
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 80
2016–2024, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 80 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Golf R across 11 model years; the most, 15, concern the 2017.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Volkswagen Golf R complaints (1%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Volkswagen Golf R model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 15 complaints), then the service brakes (14).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Golf R in 2024: 22, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Golf R is unknown or other, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen Golf R recall, 24V480000, was reported on June 27, 2024 and concerns the back over prevention: software.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf R, model year owners have filed complaints about.
Volkswagen Golf R years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen Golf R model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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 Golf R years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Golf R
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
- SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT1
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1
- VISIBILITY/WIPER1
Volkswagen Golf R model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen Golf R recall campaign (15)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V480000June 27, 2024 | back over prevention: software | 2022–2024 | crash and injury | 84,432 |
| 23V437000June 21, 2023 | suspension: front: macpherson strut | 2023 | crash | 59 |
| 22V831000November 9, 2022 | visibility/wiper | 2016 | crash | 5 |
| 22V823000November 2, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2022 | crash | 2,607 |
| 22V815000October 31, 2022 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2019 | crash | 296,044 |
| 22V707000September 21, 2022 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2022–2023 | crash and fire | 8,038 |
| 22V542000July 27, 2022 | visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2022 | injury | 2,238 |
| 22V543000July 27, 2022 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2016 | crash, injury and death | 1,216 |
| 22V163000March 16, 2022 | engine | 2022 | fire | 4,269 |
| 21V321000May 5, 2021 | unknown or other | 2018–2019 | crash, fire and injury | 46 |
| 20V561000September 16, 2020 | unknown or other | 2018 | crash and injury | 23 |
| 18V864000December 5, 2018 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2018 | fire | 516 |
| 18V803000November 14, 2018 | seats: mid/rear assembly | 2018 | crash and injury | 169 |
| 16V464000June 24, 2016 | latches/locks/linkages | 2016 | injury | 5,658 |
| 16V337000May 23, 2016 | equipment: other: labels | 2016 | crash | 11 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Golf R. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted