10241177
Date: 2023-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
2013 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2013 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 1 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 SPORTWAGEN.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1
- With crash
- 1
- 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
- 254
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% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 | 100.0% |
| STRUCTURE | 1 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | BODY | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| loss of control | 1 | 100.0% | 0.49 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| high | 1 | 100.0% | 1.00 |
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
254 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 93 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 54 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 46 |
| POWER TRAIN | 23 |
| VISIBILITY | 17 |
| STRUCTURE | 15 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 14 |
| ENGINE | 13 |
10237427
Date: 2023-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
10235138
Date: 2023-04-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
10228180
Date: 2022-12-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Update model year applicability to include 2023.
10228178
Date: 2022-12-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
10206959
Date: 2022-01-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states blower stays on Any TDI within the vehicle/MY range
10206956
Date: 2022-01-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states blower stays on Any TDI within the vehicle/MY range
10206951
Date: 2022-01-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states noise from front suspension Customer states blower stays on Any TDI within the vehicle/MY range
10206825
Date: 2022-01-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states Electrical System not Working Correctly Message with P0CF
10206824
Date: 2022-01-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states rattle noise from the underbody heat shields Customer states Electrical System not Working Correctly Message with P0CF
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 SPORTWAGEN | 1 |
Same model, other years
- 2013 Golf Sportwagen (current year): 1 complaints
- 2014 Golf Sportwagen: 0 complaints
- 2015 Golf Sportwagen: 59 complaints
- 2016 Golf Sportwagen: 51 complaints
- 2017 Golf Sportwagen: 38 complaints
- 2018 Golf Sportwagen: 12 complaints
- 2019 Golf Sportwagen: 11 complaints
- 2020 Golf Sportwagen: 0 complaints
Other Volkswagen models, 2013
Sources
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