2016 Volkswagen Golf engine problems
19 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2016 Volkswagen Golf, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 17% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Safety issue - 2016 egolf would not move after a routine traffic stop with "main charging failed" error. During a normal commute after 3, 4 miles of driving 30 - 40 MPH, car wouldn't move after a routine traffic stop right after a traffic light. This is evening 6pm rush hour traffic, car just stopped in the middle of the road. While rest of the systems seem to be functioning, the car ignition is on, pressing accelerator pedal doesn't do anything with "electrical error , stop" message on the dash.
2016 VW golf gti mk7 engine coolant began to slowly leak from thermostat housing seal at 25,000 miles. Dealer replaced housing with rev m part just before my warranty expired. Has this every 25k mile problem been resolved yet?
Other problems reported for the 2016 Volkswagen Golf
- Fuel system 32 complaints