Model recall history
Volkswagen Golf Recalls by Year
Compare 40 unique NHTSA campaigns across 19 model years. Select a year to see each affected component, safety consequence, and remedy.
40
Unique campaigns
19
Model years covered
5.8
Average campaigns per year
Choose a Volkswagen Golf model year
Every year shown has at least one campaign in this dataset.
Volkswagen Golf recall count by model year
These are campaign counts, not defect rates: production volume and campaign scope are not normalized.
2021 Volkswagen Golf1 campaign 2020 Volkswagen Golf2 campaigns 2019 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2018 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2017 Volkswagen Golf5 campaigns 2016 Volkswagen Golf9 campaigns 2015 Volkswagen Golf highest count12 campaigns 2014 Volkswagen Golf5 campaigns 2013 Volkswagen Golf5 campaigns 2012 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2011 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2010 Volkswagen Golf4 campaigns 2006 Volkswagen Golf3 campaigns 2005 Volkswagen Golf4 campaigns 2004 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2003 Volkswagen Golf6 campaigns 2002 Volkswagen Golf7 campaigns 2001 Volkswagen Golf9 campaigns 2000 Volkswagen Golf8 campaigns
Source: NHTSA. Dataset includes campaigns through Jul 30, 2026.