2020 Volkswagen Golf — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (3,032 records, model years 1995–2021) are most frequently classified under: fuel system, engine and air bags (restraint system).
• Safety recalls (175 records, model years 1995–2021) are most frequently classified under: fuel system, air bags (restraint system) and brakes.
• Transport Canada recalls (144 records, model years 1995–2021) are most frequently classified under: brakes, fuel system and air bags (restraint system).
• Manufacturer communications (15,957 records, model years 1995–2021) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 92 records for 1995 92
2. 1996 77 records for 1996 77
3. 1997 79 records for 1997 79
4. 1999 221 records for 1999 221
5. 2000 335 records for 2000 335
6. 2001 364 records for 2001 364
7. 2002 310 records for 2002 310
8. 2003 255 records for 2003 255
9. 2004 276 records for 2004 276
10. 2005 305 records for 2005 305
11. 2006 375 records for 2006 375
12. 2010 1,185 records for 2010 1,185
13. 2011 1,336 records for 2011 1,336
14. 2012 1,348 records for 2012 1,348
15. 2013 1,356 records for 2013 1,356
16. 2014 1,238 records for 2014 1,238
17. 2015 1,406 records for 2015 1,406
18. 2016 1,043 records for 2016 1,043
19. 2017 946 records for 2017 946
20. 2018 697 records for 2018 697
21. 2019 687 records for 2019 687
22. 2020 489 records for 2020 489
23. 2021 427 records for 2021 427

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 2
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 478
• Investigations NHTSA 1
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
• Owner complaints NHTSA 6

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0111 in 2 records

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.