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4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Volkswagen is recalling 2018 Golf R vehicles because a fuel hose connector may detach, causing a leak that increases fire risk.
Volkswagen is recalling 46 internal-use vehicles sold without confirmation of compliance with federal safety standards. The vehicles may have been modified and could fail to meet safety requirements.
Volkswagen is recalling 23 internal use vehicles, including Golf and Passat models, because they may not meet federal safety standards. Owners will be offered a repurchase.
Volkswagen and Audi are recalling 2018 e-Golf, Golf R, A3, and RS3 vehicles because incorrectly welded rear seat head restraint guide sleeves may reduce stability in a crash.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
748 manufacturer service bulletins across 11 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.