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2019 Volkswagen Golf R Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2019 Volkswagen Golf R has 2 recalls, 5 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.

2

Recalls

5

Complaints

★★★★★

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026

Recalls

21V321000

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 G...

22V815000

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3...

Safety Ratings

Overall

★★★★★

Front Crash

★★★★★

Side Crash

★★★★★

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2019 Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD

Top Complaint Categories

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
WHEELS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
1

Problems by Component

Other3

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Sep 2, 2023FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEDesign defect - impossible to disable active cruise control, and use regular/traditional cruise cont...
Jul 20, 2023UNKNOWN OR OTHERThe issue was the key fob was not detected. I put my bag in the front seat of the car and shut the d...
Jul 8, 2022WHEELSDuring annual state inspection on 7/8/22, tech found that the right rear wheel (19" VW Pretoria Glos...
May 7, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEMTHE PROBLEM IS WITH THE VEHICLE'S FUSE SYSTEM. THE GOLF R CAME WITH NO SPARE TIRE BUT AN AIR PUMP, W...
Sep 25, 2020ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKESFOUR TIMES OVER THE LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH STRAIGHT DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, I EXPERIENCED A...