2019 Volkswagen Golf problems
Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 39% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (14%) and fuel system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 1,000 miles 67 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 | 60 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 67 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 1,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 1,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Volkswagen Golf with enough data (86 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 volkswagen golf gti. The contact stated that on several occasions while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that on the fifth occasion of having the vehicle taken to the dealer, the contact was informed that the vehicle had shifted to economy mode which caused the vehicle to shut off.
Autonomous emergency braking system does not work in emergency situation - did not deploy in a rear-end collision situation.
I have a new 2019 VW golf gti rabbit with 500 miles, I've had a problem with the car stalling as I come to a stop. It's happened multiple times, all while slowly coming to a stop. It's quiet and don't even notice until I try to accelerate
On several occasions since about april 8,2019 my new gti stalled while I was driving. When the car stalls it does so without warning. The stall occurs as if the car simply turned off. On a few occasions the car stalled when I stopped at a stop sign or when I drove onto my driveway. Twice the car stalled in bumper to bumper traffic on I580 near san francisco.
Engine soft shut-off when in neutral (manual transmission) or with the clutch to the floor, while shifting to neutral, and coming to a stop. City street. This occurred 3 successive times over a short, 5 minute trip home on city streets. Every downshift, with gear neutral or disengaged, the engine shuts off just as or after coming to a stop. There is no "stall shudder" from the engine, and it just revs from 1k RPM to 0 when stopped or while stopping, in neutral.