2017 Volkswagen Golf problems
Owners have filed 147 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Volkswagen Golf. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. Next are engine (12%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 147 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 21,000 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 | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 21,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Volkswagen Golf with enough data (92 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
On 10/17/17 at 6:30 pm, I was driving very slowly in slow traffic in town when a man driving in back of me was looking down slightly to the right and distracted (was on his phone although he said he fell asleep) when he hit the back (rear-ended) my car. I had my seat belt on. My head and body thrusted forward and back and my head hit the lower part of the head rest hard because the head rest and seat are too tall (I'm short) and the headrest doesn't fit my head.
On 8/22/21, the aluminum/plastic trim around the gear shifter boot gave me a deep cut on my pinky finger as I removed my phone from the USB adapter. The bleeding did not stop for several hours even after applying pressure and I'm very lucky that I didn't need stitches!!! That aluminum/plastic trim is RAZOR SHARP!!! This is an extreme safety hazard for drivers and passengers and not to mention children!!! Why Volkswagen has not issued a recall on this dangerously sharp part is appalling!!!
Evap canister failed with less than 40,000 miles on the car. I first noticed when I was pumping gas one day, I opened my tank and heard a loud woosh noise like pressure had been building up inside the gas tank. I then went to fill up my tank and got maybe $3 worth of gas in the tank before the pump shut itself off like the tank was full though it wasn't.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen golf. The contact became aware that there was fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed that the fuel tank, fuel pump assembly and vapor canister needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.