The Used Car Index

2022 Volkswagen Golf problems

NHTSA lists 81 complaints for the 2022 Volkswagen Golf, 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.

At a glance

Complaints
81
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
56

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

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN2530.9%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1721.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1417.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1417.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1113.6%
LANE DEPARTURE1113.6%
ENGINE1012.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION89.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL44.9%
STEERING33.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS8
LANE DEPARTUREASSIST8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCOOLING SYSTEM7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING7
BACK OVER PREVENTIONREARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING5
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS5
LANE DEPARTUREWARNING4
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
LANE DEPARTUREBLIND SPOT DETECTION1

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.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure4859.3%0.92
electrical electronic2429.6%0.95
fluid or fuel leak67.4%0.67
loss of control11.2%0.94
unclear11.2%0.90
visibility or lighting11.2%0.96
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate6681.5%0.81
low1518.5%0.68

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 81 tagged complaints of 81 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

See new recalls and investigations this week.

0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

56 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
ENGINE2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
AIR BAGS1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1

10249136

Date: 2024-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Addressing Cybersecurity or Vehicle Hack concerns

10243931

Date: 2023-10-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

In certain vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the shift knob could become detached during use. If this happens, the shift knob can be replaced immediately and this issue does not affect the drivability of the vehicle. The gears can continue to be selected as normal.

10243932

Date: 2023-10-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

In certain vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the shift knob could become detached during use. If this happens, the shift knob can be replaced immediately and this issue does not affect the drivability of the vehicle. The gears can continue to be selected as normal.

10241177

Date: 2023-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards

10239637

Date: 2023-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

Brake repair or replacement instruction.

10239655

Date: 2023-06-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Battery Testing and Charging using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000 Vas Charger

10238305

Date: 2023-06-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Correct engine oil level during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI)

10238310

Date: 2023-06-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Automatic Transmission Fluid Requirements

10238307

Date: 2023-06-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT.

Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards, updated to include model year 2024.

10238302

Date: 2023-06-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Notifying customers they can take advantage of complimentary safe and secure after their complimentary software update

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

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
GOLF81

Same model, other years

All model years | All Volkswagen models

Other Volkswagen models, 2022

Sources

Get this record as JSON

The free rate-limited demo needs no key.

curl "https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/demo/vehicle_risk?make=Volkswagen&model=Golf&year=2022"

Paid endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/v1/vehicle_risk. MCP endpoint: https://api.theusedcarindex.com/mcp.