11038146
Date: 2026-09-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Suggested fuel additive
2012 Volkswagen Golf R problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 490
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 100.0% |
| ENGINE | 1 | 100.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| electrical electronic | 1 | 100.0% | 0.89 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 1 | 100.0% | 0.99 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
490 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 154 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 99 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 88 |
| POWER TRAIN | 63 |
| ENGINE | 53 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 31 |
| VISIBILITY | 24 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 23 |
11038143
Date: 2026-09-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
11036868
Date: 2026-08-06. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Permission to change Daily Order upgraded to RED Order
11036870
Date: 2026-08-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Differences between a leak and seepage
11035772
Date: 2026-07-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) a No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.
11035762
Date: 2026-07-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement
11034613
Date: 2026-06-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Lubricating engine components before reassembly.
11034614
Date: 2026-06-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.
11034621
Date: 2026-06-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.
Inquiries
11034617
Date: 2026-06-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GOLF R | 1 |
Same model, other years
- 2012 Golf R (current year): 1 complaints
- 2013 Golf R: 4 complaints
- 2014 Golf R: 0 complaints
- 2015 Golf R: 1 complaints
- 2016 Golf R: 12 complaints
- 2017 Golf R: 15 complaints
- 2018 Golf R: 9 complaints
- 2019 Golf R: 6 complaints
- 2020 Golf R: 0 complaints
- 2021 Golf R: 0 complaints
- 2022 Golf R: 10 complaints
- 2023 Golf R: 6 complaints
- 2024 Golf R: 12 complaints
- 2025 Golf R: 0 complaints
- 2026 Golf R: 4 complaints
- 2027 Golf R: 0 complaints
Other Volkswagen models, 2012
Sources
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