The Used Car Index

2023 Volkswagen Golf problems

NHTSA lists 11 complaints for the 2023 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
11
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
46

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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM654.5%
BACK OVER PREVENTION327.3%
ENGINE218.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE218.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING19.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM19.1%
POWER TRAIN19.1%
SERVICE BRAKES19.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER19.1%
VISIBILITY/WIPER19.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
BACK OVER PREVENTIONREARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING3
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1

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
electrical electronic872.7%0.91
loss of control218.2%0.65
fluid or fuel leak19.1%0.59
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate11100.0%0.83

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 11 tagged complaints of 11 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

46 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11
SERVICE BRAKES3
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
POWER TRAIN2
SUSPENSION2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1

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.

10243299

Date: 2023-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

VW Engine oil quality standards

10242897

Date: 2023-09-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Battery Testing and Charging Using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000VAS Charger. Update Tool terminology

10242894

Date: 2023-09-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Safety Related Inquiry and Reporting

10242898

Date: 2023-09-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Flushing an R1234YF A/C circuit using a flush machine

10241177

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

Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards

10241198

Date: 2023-08-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Helpline & Parts Dept. contact information.

10239663

Date: 2023-07-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

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
GOLF11

Same model, other years

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