Volkswagen Golf GTI
Registered from 2016 to 2027.
About this model
The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1). The Golf is Volkswagen's bestseller and the third best-selling automobile of all time, with over 37 million units sold worldwide.
From the Wikipedia article Volkswagen Golf, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Fuel/propulsion system: more complaints than 98% of 2017 cars — 30% of its 231 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 7%.
- Gasoline: more complaints than 95% of 2017 cars — 4% of its 231 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
- Fuel system: more complaints than 93% of 2017 cars — 4% of its 231 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 56 owners reported this
- ENGINE — 26 owners reported this
- STRUCTURE — 14 owners reported this
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE — 10 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN — 10 owners reported this
- SUSPENSION — 8 owners reported this
- VISIBILITY — 7 owners reported this
- VISIBILITY/WIPER — 7 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 5 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 5 owners reported this
- ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 4 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES — 4 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS — 3 owners reported this
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 241 hp · 1441 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2024 | 241 hp · 1441 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2023 | 241 hp · 1550 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2022 | 242 hp · 1550 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 6.9 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2021 | 228 hp · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway |
| 2020 | 228 hp · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway |
| 2019 | 228 hp · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway |
| 2018 | 220 hp · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway |
| 2017 | 211 hp · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.4 motorway |
| 2016 | 211 hp · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway |