Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI has 22 NHTSA structure complaints and 0 structure-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2024 | STRUCTURE | driving down the highway at 70mph and what sounded like a gunshot inside the car. glass started fall... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | STRUCTURE | 2017 VW GTI, incredibly common issue of the sunroof surround cracking and allowing water to leak int... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Driver's door latch failed and often will not latch the door closed. Door just bounces off the door... |
| Apr 11, 2021 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | LEAKING SUNROOF IS RUINING INTERIOR COMPONENTS, INCLUDING HEADLINER. MULTIPLE FIXES AND SERVICE BULL... |
| Feb 21, 2021 | STRUCTURE | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHILE BEING WASHED. WATER LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE HEADLINER ON ... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | STRUCTURE | THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAS BEGUN TO BECOME UNADHERED TO THE BODY CAUSING IT TO RAISE UP AND CREATE A ... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | STRUCTURE | Chrome trim around the DSG shifter has peeling chrome which is razor sharp. It has cut my hand deepl... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | LEAKY SUNROOF TO DO INCORRECT REWORK IN PRODUCTION OF THE WELDING POINTS OF THE SUNROOF FRAME AREA. ... |
| Dec 7, 2019 | STRUCTURE | SUNROOF SHADE WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. REPAIRED TWICE BY DEALERSHIP. 12/7/19 DRIVING ON ROAD (NO TRA... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | STRUCTURE | I AM SEEING WATER STAINS ON MY HEADLINER AROUND THE ENTIRE PANORAMIC SUNROOF. THERE IS WATER SOAKIN... |
| May 4, 2019 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | ROOF/SUNROOF LEAKING CAUSING STAINED HEADLINER AND WET CARPETING. VEHICLE SMELLS OF MOLD AND MILDEW ... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS PAST SPRING I NOTICED THE CAR'S HEADLINER WAS WET AND STAINED. IT THEN BEGAN TO DRIP COPIOUS A... |
| Feb 24, 2019 | STRUCTURE | BODY SEAMS NEAR VEHICLE SUNROOF ARE NOT WELDED PROPERLY - RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE WATER LEAKAGE INTO TH... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | NUMEROUS CRACKS APPEARED IN THE SUNROOF FRAME OF THE 2017 VW GTI CAUSING LEAKING AND INSTABILITY OF ... |
| Nov 21, 2018 | STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS WATER INTO INTERIOR, CAUSING CONDENSATION ON ALL INTERIOR GLASS AND MAKING I... |
| Nov 4, 2018 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WINDOWS FOG UP, STAINS HEADLINER AND MOISTURE WIL... |
| Sep 27, 2018 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ALLTRACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS BLOCK... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | STRUCTURE | PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS. HEADLINER I AND CARPET IS BADLY STAINED WITH VISIBLE MOLD GROWTH. PILLAR S... |
| May 14, 2018 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2017 VW GOLF ALLTRACK: HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW AND JUST HAD THREE DAYS WORTH OF RAIN ... |
| Oct 17, 2017 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON 10/17/17 AT 6:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN SLOW TRAFFIC IN TOWN WHEN A MAN DRIVING IN BACK... |