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Volkswagen E-Golf Problems by Year

Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen E-Golf since the 2000 model year. The years with the most are 2015, 2016, 2019. The most common problem overall: electrical.

01020302015: 29 complaints2015292016: 18 complaints20162017: 1 complaints20172018: 1 complaints20182019: 6 complaints2019
Volkswagen E-Golf owner complaints to NHTSA by model year. Faded bars: fewer than 25 complaints, no separate page.

Counts are not adjusted for sales: popular years collect more complaints, and recent years have had less time to.

Volkswagen E-Golf problems by model year

YearComplaintsTop problemRecallsCrashes
2015 E-Golf29Electrical30

3 recalls in total across these years. Years with fewer than 25 complaints have no separate page.

Questions about the Volkswagen E-Golf

What years of the Volkswagen E-Golf have the most problems?
By owner complaints to NHTSA: 2015 (29), 2016 (18), 2019 (6).
What is the most common problem with the Volkswagen E-Golf?
Across all model years, owners complain most about the electrical (20), fuel system (9), other or unspecified (7).
Which Volkswagen E-Golf years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years at least four years old: 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (6). Fewer complaints can also mean fewer cars sold, so compare with sales before you decide.

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