The Used Car Index

2020 Volkswagen Golf R problems

No complaints are listed for the 2020 Volkswagen Golf R. Zero is not confirmed in this build. See the source and coverage notes below.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R.

At a glance

Complaints
0
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
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
322

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

RQ23007

Opened: 2023-12-12. Closed: 2024-07-01.

Fuel Leak due to Suction Jet Pump Failure within Fuel Tank (Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 16V647)

On December 12, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened RQ23-007 to investigate the remedy repair effectiveness and scope of Volkswagen (VW) recall 16V-647. Recall 16V-647 was issued on September 2, 2016, for a defective suction jet pump (SJP) inside the fuel tank. Failure of the SJP could lead to a fuel leak from the vehicle. This recall covered certain model year (MY) 2015-2016 V

Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Linked campaign numbers: 24V110.

Manufacturer communications

322 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT103
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING66
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM64
ENGINE47
UNKNOWN OR OTHER32
POWER TRAIN13
SERVICE BRAKES12
STRUCTURE10

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

11033527

Date: 2026-05-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Difference between Component fluid leakage and seepage

11030847

Date: 2026-03-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

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 error message ERP0204E could occur during perform initial operation, software configuration, SVM updates for any control

11030841

Date: 2026-03-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Safety Related Inquiry and Reporting

11030838

Date: 2026-03-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Damage Inspection of Park assist sensors

11030829

Date: 2026-03-06. 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 multiple test plans: All basic settings test for the following components - Fill and bleed cooling system issue, N493, J338, C

11030828

Date: 2026-03-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Paint color and/or finish of the engine compartment may not match the exterior paint color

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.
  • This record lists no complaint under this name, and zero is not confirmed in this data build; the notes below give the reason.
  • NHTSA lists complaints for this model year under related names: GOLF (6). They are counted on those records, not here. Zero is not confirmed for this name.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
GOLF R0

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