Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI has 23 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
23
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Over the last two months, I've had over 30 incidences where the car will either randomly shift extre... |
| Mar 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle started to show intermittent coolant gauge fluctuation with simultaneous loss of cruise cont... |
| Sep 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAD MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED TO DUE LEAKAGE. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE ... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I HAVE A 2015 GTI THAT HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A REPAIR DONE TO REPLACE VALVES, COIL SPRI... |
| Dec 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. NEEDING TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT HOUSING/WATER PUMP ON VEHICLE. OUT OF WARR... |
| Nov 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AS I PRESS ON THE GAS AND WOULD NOT ACCELE... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | FAILED WATER PUMP FIXTURE AND GASKETS AT 62000 MILES. LEAKING COOLANT CONSTANTLY AND WARNING LIGHT G... |
| Jun 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Plastic Thermostat Housing Failure-- Cracks and leaking coolant. While getting an oil change done a... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I'VE BEEN THROUGH THREE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO. THE FIRST TRANSMISS... |
| Dec 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENTLY SHOWING ERROR 'ERROR: SERVICE VEHICLE, LEAVE ONLY ON P'. ERROR HAPPENS RAN... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE RANDOMLY DISPLAYS MESSAGE ON HUD SCREEN "ERROR: SERVICE VEHICLE. ONLY LEAVE VEHICLE IN P POS... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | OVER TIME, A BUILD-UP OF SILICATE ON THE SHIFT LEVER MICRO SWITCH CONTACTS CAN MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO R... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. |
| Jan 5, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR CAME UP WITH AN ALERT OF ELECTRICAL FAULT S... |
| Oct 4, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY CAR STARTS TO FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE OUT. THERE IS A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT COM... |
| Jul 29, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE CLUTCH OPERATION IN MY 2015 VOLKSWAGE GTI (6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION) IS MALFUNCTIONING TO SUC... |
| Jul 11, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | FIRST ISSUE I HAD WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE WAS WITH MY GEAR BOX. I HAVE AN AU... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | I ENCOUNTERED A CLOSE RED LIGHT AND BRAKED HARD ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE ABS FROM 35 MPH IN DRY ROAD CONDI... |
| Mar 16, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2015 GOLF STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AFTER FEB 5, 2016 ON THREE DIFF... |
| Jun 12, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH TRAFFIC AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THE ENGINE RPMS JUMPED AND THERE WAS A MASS... |