NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen GTI Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Volkswagen GTI, across 12 model years from 2000 to 2019. The 2019 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
Volkswagen GTI years to avoid by our method: 2002 (3.1× the median year), 2008 (2.1× the median year) and 2019 (6.3× the median year).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 1,343
2000–2019, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,343 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen GTI across 25 model years; the most, 179, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 41 of the Volkswagen GTI complaints (3%) and a fire on 15.
Across all Volkswagen GTI model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 305 complaints), then the engine (304).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen GTI in 2019: 218, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen GTI is air bags: frontal, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen GTI recall, 24V110000, was reported on February 14, 2024 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Volkswagen GTI years to avoid
The 2019 Volkswagen GTI stands out most: 173 complaints between 2018 and 2022, 74% of them naming the engine.
The 2019 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 1 for the ranked Volkswagen GTI years.
The best-measured Volkswagen GTI years are 2013 (0.4×), 2018 (0.5×) and 2012 (0.6×).
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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 29 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 0.6× |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2019avoid | 4 | 179 | 173 | 6.3× |
| 2018 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0.5× |
| 2017 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 1.1× |
| 2016 | 0 | 66 | 31 | 1.1× |
| 2015 | 0 | 97 | 23 | 0.8× |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 0.4× |
| 2012 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 0.6× |
| 2011 | 2 | 55 | 16 | 0.7× |
| 2010 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 0.7× |
| 2009 | 2 | 167 | 27 | 1.7× |
| 2008avoid | 1 | 67 | 50 | 2.1× |
| 2007 | 1 | 77 | 53 | 1.9× |
| 2006 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 1.0× |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 1.1× |
| 2002avoid | 0 | 124 | 103 | 3.1× |
| 2001 | 2 | 74 | 33 | 1.0× |
| 2000 | 3 | 45 | 26 | 0.7× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen GTI years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen GTI
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
Volkswagen GTI model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen GTI recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V110000February 14, 2024 | fuel system, gasoline | 2018–2019 | fire | 261,257 |
| 23V604000August 30, 2023 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2019 | crash | 62,538 |
| 22V815000October 31, 2022 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2019 | crash | 296,044 |
| 19V615000August 22, 2019 | electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module | 2018–2019 | crash and injury | 679,027 |
| 18V369000June 1, 2018 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2018 | crashdo not drive | 10,225 |
| 18V329000May 16, 2018 | unknown or other | 2011–2013 | crash, fire and injury | 252 |
| 16V913000December 20, 2016 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2009 | crash | 135,683 |
| 15V483000August 4, 2015 | air bags: frontal | 2011–2014 | crash and injury | 415,825 |
| 09V333000August 20, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission | 2009–2010 | crash | 16,000 |
| 07V442000September 24, 2007 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2007–2008 | crash | 340,000 |
| 07V063000February 20, 2007 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2000–2001 | crash | 1,002,000 |
| 05V154000April 19, 2005 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2000 | fire | 30,708 |
| 04V584000December 16, 2004 | exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch | 2000–2001 | — | 410,000 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen GTI. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted