Volkswagen GTI by model year

1,945 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volkswagen GTI across 37 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Volkswagen GTI

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1991	1
1995	28
1996	11
1997	12
1998	12
1999	11
2000	58
2001	97
2002	141
2003	72
2004	13
2005	12
2006	57
2007	102
2008	76
2009	295
2010	68
2011	66
2012	52
2013	42
2014	18
2015	123
2016	84
2017	57
2018	22
2019	288
2020	10
2021	8
2022	57
2023	11
2024	41

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026				27
2025			1	27
2024	41	Brakes (17%)	2	27
2023	11		5	27 to 28
2022	57	Forward collision avoidance (35%)	6	28
2021	8		1	26 to 27
2020	10		3	27
2019	288	Engine (48%)	4	27
2018	22		3	27 to 28
2017	57	Fuel system (35%)	2	27 to 28
2016	84	Engine (23%)	4	28
2015	123	Engine (33%)	6	28
2014	18		1	25 to 27
2013	42	Engine (26%)	2	25 to 27
2012	52	Engine (27%)	2	25 to 27
2011	66	Engine (32%)	2	25 to 27
2010	68	Engine (34%)	1	25 to 27
2009	295	Brakes (34%)	2	25
2008	76	Transmission (46%)	1	24 to 25
2007	102	Transmission (28%)	1	24 to 25
2006	57	Engine (18%)	2	22 to 25
2005	12		1	22 to 24
2004	13		1	22 to 24
2003	72	Air bags (26%)	1	22 to 24
2002	141	Electrical system (34%)	2	21 to 24
2001	97	Electrical system (25%)	2	21 to 24
2000	58	Wipers, windshield & visibility (35%)	3	21 to 24
1999	11		2	19 to 24
1998	12			19
1997	12			19
1996	11		1	19
1995	28	Body & structure (18%)	2	19
1994			2
1993			2
1992			1	21
1991	1		1	22
1990			2	22