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5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Volkswagen is recalling 261,257 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles because a fuel tank seal defect may cause fuel to leak, increasing fire risk.
Volkswagen is recalling 56,173 vehicles because rear coil springs may fracture prematurely, potentially causing tire damage and loss of vehicle control.
Volkswagen Group of America is recalling specific 2016-2018 Audi and Volkswagen models because air bags or seat belt pretensioners may not function properly in a crash.
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 2015-2018 Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles because silicate buildup may allow the key to be removed while the car is not in Park, increasing rollaway risk.
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.
1,197 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 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.