2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen problems
NHTSA has received 85 complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, and 21% of them involve electrical system. After that come air bags (18%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This is a 2015 tdi golf that sat on the dealer car lot for more than two years. We bought it spring 2018. Minimal maintenance done on vehicle when car was purchased. In fact, we bought three. Tires had flat spots, and had to all be replaced. My daughter's car developed soft brakes. Mine as well, and not stopping well. Her car failed to stop, resulting in a crash...this needs to be checked out that the brake flush and fluid are replaced earlier than the "recommended" 30,000 mile maintenance.
Just in front of the shifter and behind the center storage console, metallic trim on plastic peeled up leaving a razor sharp edge. I did not see this defect. As I pulled my keys out of the console, the smallest finger on my right hand was badly sliced, causing quite a lot of bleeding. Had I been driving at the time, this could have caused an accident because of the surprise, pain, amount of blood and the distraction caused by those things.
The brushed aluminum trim around the gearshift selector peels up leaving a razor sharp edge , this has cut my hand on more than on occasion as I reached into the storage compartment below the infotainment center. This has happened while driving on the highway and on city streets. The gearshift trim was replaced @35,000 miles
Clock spring failed at 52,000 miles--affecting both the airbag and horn. VW refused to reimburse me for the repair, despite their clock spring recall on multiple VW models, that was initiated by NHTSA investigation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen golf sportwagen. While backing into the driveway, the air bag indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 44,784. Consumer stated other models of VW have been recalled for this same thing. This model should have been as well, estimate from prestiage VW $135.00 diagnosis, $727.54 repair/tax/ x charges.