2012 Volkswagen Golf fuel system problems
16 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 24% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 13,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Fuel pump failure, random power cut out due to fault mode. System flashes a glow plug light instead of a check engine light not signaling a obvious failure.
Car purchased november 2011. August 29, 2012 (much <10,000 miles) reported rough shifting of automatic transmission to volkswagen of alexandria. Told that experience was normal. Trusted mechanic and used vehicle. March 18, 2013--complete transmission failure while driving in a parking lot. Engine shut off while moving and abruptly brought car to a stop. This is the same problem that prompted recalls for this car in australia, china, and japan.