1995 Volkswagen GTI problems
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Volkswagen GTI. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. Next are electrical system (11%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Volkswagen GTI with enough data (14 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Steam cominig from dashboard. Eventually, the heater core exploded causing burns to my wifes leg. Talked to volkswagen of america, and several friends who own the same VW. This is a common problem and should be looked into! The heater cores were already recalled on mk2 golfs, and corrados! When the heater core fails the car fills with steam and you have no driving visibility! Still trying to talk to VW of america, its typically covered, however, a recall has not been issued yet.
Door hingers do not hold the door open, causing unexpected closure on exiting or entering passengers due to a design flaw.
1995 VW golf heatercore blew. Wife was driving down the hiway for no reason the core blew. Could have crashed the car or injured herself when the coolant spilled out the core.