Volkswagen GTI

Data updated 2026-08-02

COMPLAINT TREND

Complaints per year, Volkswagen GTI Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2025 highlighted. 1985: 2 complaints 1985 1986: 2 complaints 1987: 2 complaints 1988: 0 complaints 1989: 0 complaints 1990: 0 complaints 1991: 1 complaints 1991 1992: 0 complaints 1993: 0 complaints 1994: 0 complaints 1995: 18 complaints 1996: 9 complaints 1997: 10 complaints 1997 1998: 10 complaints 1999: 8 complaints 2000: 45 complaints 2001: 74 complaints 2002: 124 complaints 2003: 53 complaints 2003 2004: 7 complaints 2005: 8 complaints 2006: 43 complaints 2007: 77 complaints 2008: 67 complaints 2009: 167 complaints 2009 2010: 53 complaints 2011: 54 complaints 2012: 40 complaints 2013: 34 complaints 2014: 10 complaints 2015: 97 complaints 2015 2016: 66 complaints 2017: 50 complaints 2018: 16 complaints 2019: 178 complaints 2020: 8 complaints 2021: 3 complaints 2021 2022: 26 complaints 2023: 6 complaints 2024: 28 complaints 2025: 0 complaints 2025
2025: 0 complaints
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YearComplaints
19852
19862
19872
19880
19890
19900
19911
19920
19930
19940
199518
19969
199710
199810
19998
200045
200174
2002124
200353
20047
20058
200643
200777
200867
2009167
201053
201154
201240
201334
201410
201597
201666
201750
201816
2019178
20208
20213
202226
20236
202428
20250

BEST YEARS

▲ 2013 ▲ 2012 ▲ 2006

WORST YEARS

■ 2019 ■ 2009 ■ 2002

RECALLS

34 distinct recall campaigns on file across all model years.

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