Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has 17 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine fire due to exhaust equipment malfunction, if it was not attended to or noticed quickly it co... |
| Aug 18, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated that while her son was stoppe... |
| 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 12, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | I backed up my car and upon turning the wheel I heard some crackling from the steering wheel. The ai... |
| Aug 21, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | We’re having the same shift lever micro switch problem that has already been recalled on tons of VW’... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I'VE BEEN THROUGH THREE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO. THE FIRST TRANSMISS... |
| Dec 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS ERROR: AIRBAG, THEN IT SAYS ERROR: TRANSMISSION. ALL THE BOTTONS ON THE STRE... |
| 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. |
| Aug 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I OWN A 2015 VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN WITH A LITTLE OVER 46,000 MILES. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAS G... |
| 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... |
| Mar 16, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2015 GOLF STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION AFTER FEB 5, 2016 ON THREE DIFF... |
| May 30, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LAGS THEN ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY... |
| Mar 24, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHILST DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM DURING HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHEN I'M IN TRAFFIC STOP AND GO BETWEEN 11MPH TO 18 MPH AT LOW RPM (1,100 TO 1,800 RPM) THE VEHICLE ... |