Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Volkswagen Golf has 6 recalls, 34 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
6
Recalls
34
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
18V464000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on ...
18V369000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen a...
19V188000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, 2015-2019 Golf, and 2018-2019 Tiguan vehicl...
19V615000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertib...
20V372000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling two 2018 Golf GTI vehicles. The VIN printed on the Federal Certification label may not ma...
24V110000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain front-wheel drive 2015-2020 Audi A3 Sedan, 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Volkswagen Golf 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Sunroof Glass Implosion While Driving (2018 Volkswagen Golf) While driving my 2018 Volkswagen Golf a... |
| May 18, 2025 | ENGINE | Volkswagen Wastegate Turbo Failure / design flaw and “wrongfully and intentionally” concealed a def... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | STRUCTURE | There is an issue with the gear shift cover trim. The piece that goes around the gear shift has a c... |
| Jul 15, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Cannot fill gas tank. Recall issued February 2024 no remedy available still. 24V110 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I have a recall for the jet pump in the fuel tank of my vehicle. I have had fuel leaking from my cha... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | STEERING | There is a peeling plastic/metal chrome trim piece on the steering wheel that cause a finger lacera... |
| Jan 14, 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Second occurrence of this issue approximately two years apart, unresolved and unaddressed by manufac... |
| Jan 7, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was coming back from work and was driving on the highway at around 80 mph. All of a sudden, litera... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Hello my left front headlamp failed. Initially both my headlights were sweaty/foggy, which started e... |
| Aug 11, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | During refueling after low fuel indicator, fuel tank was not able to accept any fuel. During a secon... |
| Jun 26, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I have owned the 2018 VW GTI since new. With 105,000 miles, following a 30 minute highway drive, th... |
| Feb 22, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | We were driving on the highway when the sunroof exploded. There were 4 of us in the car and none of... |
| Oct 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Received a low coolant warning and then checked the coolant level. Coolant was low and was topped of... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Headlights don't turn on immediately upon ignition start. Error message appears on infotainment and ... |
| Jul 28, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel leaking from charcoal canister next to exhaust can lead to fire. Fuel leaking on to ground by p... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was driving west on I-80 and my sunroof exploded/shattered. There was no rock to be found anywhere... |
| Mar 28, 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Had forward collision assist (turned on by default at engine start) turned on. When entering an inte... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | TIRES | UNKNOWN We have Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2 225/40R18 tires on our 2018 VW GTI that came OEM, and a... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | TRIM ON CENTER CONSOLE ABOVE SHIFTER AND BELOW CENTER CUBBY IS RAZOR SHARP AND HAS CUT MY HAND DEEPL... |
| Apr 9, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Vehicle intermittently stalls when coming to a stop in traffic while in gear. Has occurred on multi... |