Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI has 18 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle ... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | This is related to VW recal 37M2. My VIN is not in the recall list, but it has the exact same issue ... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I am resubmitting a previous complaint as I have learned and experienced more problems with the vehi... |
| Jan 31, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My car started to loose coolant around 50K. This is a common problem for MK7 Golf which is usually c... |
| Dec 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE CENTER CONSOLE STORAGE OF THIS VEHICLE THAT IS CAUSING DEEP CUTS AN... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE VW GTI IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 32,753 MILES. DRIVING THROUGH A SHOPPING PLAZA, STEAM SUDDENLY BEG... |
| May 5, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STARTED LOSING COOLANT AROUND 25K MILES. VISIBLE LOSS IN RESERVOIR AND COULD SMELL COOLANT A... |
| May 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE COOLANT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LOWER AND I BROUGHT MY CAR TO VW DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BU... |
| Mar 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THERMOSTAT HOUSING LEAK CAUSES COOLANT LEAK AND LOW COOLANT WARNINGS. WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDE... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WITH LESS THAN 17,000 MILES AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF HAVING A 3YR/30K SERVICE PERFORMED, CAR SUDDENLY L... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | 48K ON THE CAR, AND I WAS INFORMED OF THE LEAKING THERMOSTAT HOUSING THAT IS APPARENTLY KNOWN FOR GO... |
| Feb 5, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I FIND THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL SLOWING GOES DOWN AND I'VE HAD TO REFILL SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. MAYBE 2... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I NOTICED A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS NEAR AND OVER 80 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHAS... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ALLTRACK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED DURING A RAINSTOR... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, VIN: [XXX] A 2018 GOLF ALLTRACK SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWNSHIFTED AT HIG... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THIS IS THE SECOND RECORDED INSTANCE OF THIS ISSUE. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 27. WHILE DR... |
| Jul 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TRAVELING ALONG A SLIGHTLY HILLY ROAD AT 35MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SPIKED TO 3000RPM AND THE CA... |
| Aug 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE IS A 2017 VW GOLF ALLTRACK S WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION; LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD WITH ... |