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Volkswagen Gti · 2016

4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V110000·2024-02-14

    Volkswagen and Audi Recall 261,257 Vehicles for Fuel Leak Fire Risk

    Volkswagen is recalling 261,257 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles because a fuel tank seal defect may cause fuel to leak, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI GTI, A3, GOLF, GOLF SPORTWAGEN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V543000·2022-07-27

    Volkswagen Recalls 2016 Audi and Golf Models for Air Bag Defect

    Volkswagen is recalling 1,216 2016 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles because the front passenger air bag may explode or deploy improperly, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN S3, A3 SPORTBACK E-TRON, GTI, GOLF R
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V615000·2019-08-22

    Volkswagen Recalls Vehicles Due to Ignition Key Removal Risk

    Volkswagen is recalling 679,027 vehicles because silicate buildup may allow the key to be removed when the transmission is not in Park, increasing the risk of a rollaway.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, GOLF SPORTWAGEN, JETTA, GOLF
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V647000·2016-09-07

    Volkswagen and Audi Recall 2015-2016 Models for Fuel Leak Fire Risk

    Volkswagen is recalling 2015-2016 Golf, GTI, and Audi A3 vehicles because a faulty fuel pump may cause leaks that increase fire risk.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI GOLF, GTI, A3 CABRIOLET
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

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.

Federal investigations — 1 open

  • PE21008 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
  • DP19003 Defect Petition · engine
  • EA18003 Engineering Analysis · open · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • RQ17009 Recall Query · air bags:frontal:driver clockspring/spiral cassette
  • PE15010 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:frontal

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2007 · powertrain 39 complaints, median 43,000 mi
  • 2008 · powertrain 38 complaints, median 16,000 mi
  • 2009 · powertrain 31 complaints, median 51,000 mi
  • 2009 · electrical 27 complaints, median 88,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2009 · steering 20 complaints, median 84,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

947 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.9/5
  • 2015: 4.4/5
  • 2014: 4.3/5 · 10 complaints
  • 2013: 4.0/5 · 34 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2012: 3.9/5 · 40 complaints · most complained-of: engine

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.

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