2011 Volkswagen Golf electrical system problems
18 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was riding as the passenger in my vehicle. My foot was burnt by an electrical component that was dangling down underneath the glove box. It was the blower resistor. The blower resistor melted through plastic, then the blower resistor was hanging by wires when it burnt my foot.
High pressure fuel lines were leaking large amounts of fuel. Fuel leaked on to alternator, car stalled on highway and required towing.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Volkswagen Golf
- Fuel system 53 complaints
- Engine 26 complaints