2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Volkswagen dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Volkswagen Golf R. Check your Golf R by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R, reporting 1 crashes. Volkswagen has issued at least 398 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Volkswagen Golf R owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“While turning (right hand turn) slowly into parking space, vehicle engine unexpectedly reved and accelerated causing vehicle to jump curb and strike fixed object (tree).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745563
“Design defect - impossible to disable active cruise control, and use regular/traditional cruise control. If adaptive cruise control sensor becomes dirty, it does not work, and there's no option to use regular cruise control. This is a design flaw which VW rectified with new (2021+) models.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11545537
“The issue was the key fob was not detected. I put my bag in the front seat of the car and shut the door, I then put my 19month old son in her car seat and shut the door. When I shut the rear car door the hazard lights flashed as if the car had locked.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11533562
“During annual state inspection on 7/8/22, tech found that the right rear wheel (19" VW Pretoria Gloss Black Alloy Wheels) was bent on both the inside and outside. Unsafe to drive. Wheel had to be replaced.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11473392
“THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE VEHICLE'S FUSE SYSTEM. THE GOLF R CAME WITH NO SPARE TIRE BUT AN AIR PUMP, WHICH NEEDS TO BE POWERED BY THE 12V DC POWER OF THE VEHICLE. BUT WHEN I USE THIS ORIGINAL AIR PUMP, THE FUSE OF THE 12V DC POWER BURNS OUT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11415660
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Volkswagen Golf R is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Volkswagen dealer.