Volkswagen Golf SportWagen

Where it stands out against its peers

• Gasoline: more complaints than 96% of 2015 cars — 4% of its 186 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 1%.
• Fuel system: more complaints than 93% of 2015 cars — 4% of its 186 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 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.

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

26% of 2019 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• Do not drive

  18V369000

  A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

  Volkswagen and Audi will notify their owners. Audi dealers will bleed the rear brakes. Volkswagen dealers will bleed the front and rear brake calipers. Note: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the brake system has been checked. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 47N8, 47N9, and 47N6.

• 18V464000

  Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

  Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37L5.

• 19V188000

  If a coil spring fractures while driving, it may damage a rear tire causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear axle coil springs, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 42J5.

• 19V615000

  Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.

  Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began November 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37M2.

• 19V679000

  If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.

  Volkswagen will notify owners and repurchase the affected vehicles. The recall began November 6, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01D7. Note: This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 18V-329.

• 22V543000

  An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. An improper air bag deployment may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.

  Dealers will replace the front-passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69DY and 61C1.

• 22V815000

  An undetected sudden loss of pressure in all four tires increases the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi’s customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Audi) 45J7, and (VW) 45J6 and 45J8.

• 23V604000

  Ignition switch failure can cause the electrical system to shut down and the engine to stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 1, 2024. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 28H7.

1 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

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

  Recall query, opened December 2023, closed July 2024.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Volkswagen filed 51 bulletins about the 2020 Golf SportWagen.

• Equipment: 19
• Electrical system: 10
• Engine and engine cooling: 8
• Air bags: 3
• Engine: 3
• Equipment adaptive/mobility: 2
• Exterior lighting: 2
• Fuel system, diesel: 1
• Seat belts: 1
• Other: 2

• Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards · September 2023
• Battery Testing and Charging using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000 Vas Charger · July 2023
• Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments. · June 2023
• This communication contains important information and SAGA claim entry requirements for interim AdBlue refills under the Carefree Maintenance and VW Care Maintenance plans for Model Year 2015 and… · May 2023
• Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program ? Diesel Engines Model Year 2015 and Newer · May 2023
• Volkswagen Carefree Maintenance Program ? Gasoline Engines Model Year 2015 and Newer · May 2023
• Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments. · May 2023
• Update model year applicability to include 2023. · January 2023

43 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.