Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2019 Volkswagen GTI has 4 recalls, 178 complaints.
4
Recalls
178
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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...
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...
23V604000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf GTI, and Jetta vehicles ...
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 ...
No NHTSA safety ratings available for the 2019 Volkswagen GTI.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While simply driving 75mph (speed limit during time of incident) on the highway, i heard a loud expl... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The front collision brake assist goes on when there is no obstacle. It has given me obstacle warnin... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen GTI SE. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbe... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Rough idle on start. RPM is not maintaining to keep the engine running. After a few try, it starts o... |
| May 17, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | There has been no incident. I am filing this complaint because I have been unable to get an expecte... |
| Feb 14, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR STALL WHEN LEAVING A PARKING SPOT WHERE I WILL G... |
| Nov 11, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 75MPH, MY 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI SE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | ENGINE | AS I SLOWED DOWN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, TH... |
| Aug 8, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY GTI HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL WHILE COMING TO A STOP EVEN THOUGH THE ... |
| Jun 3, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY COMING TO A STOP. HAPPENS WITH CLUTCH IN OR IN NEUTRAL. HAS B... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | 16000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. PURGE VALE REPLACED, TWO WEEKS LATER LEAK DETECTION PUMP... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | ENGINE | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON CLUTCH. |
| Mar 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I HAVE A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS TO THE LO... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | ENGINE | MY 2019 VW GTI-S IS EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING IT IN MANUAL SPORT MODE ON THE F... |
| Feb 29, 2020 | ENGINE | THE CAR IS RANDOMLY STALLING OUT ON ME. AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET I NOW SEE THI... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | ENGINE | CAR IS VW GOLF GTI WITH SIX-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CAR HAS 400 MILES FROM NEW. WHILE COMING T... |
| Feb 20, 2020 | ENGINE | MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. HAPPENS WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY TO THE FLOOR... |
| Feb 16, 2020 | ENGINE | CAR STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN FULLY STOPPED. THE STALL HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES: TWICE WHILE MOVING... |
| Feb 16, 2020 | ENGINE | CAR STALLED TWICE SITTING IN NEUTRAL AT A STOP SIGN. |
| Feb 11, 2020 | ENGINE | NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES, STALLS AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. MUST RESTART CAR TO GET... |