Volkswagen GTI: nhtsa complaints (summary)

All rows for this model in the NHTSA complaints (summary) dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows	15
model years	1995–2014 (15)
data through	2026-09-20
method	/data/methodology#complaints
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

volkswagen.csv (whole make)

Vehicle pages

2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995

Rows

year	complaint_count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
2014	10	2014-03-28	2026-05-27	0	1	ENGINE:4; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:3; STEERING:2; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:2
2013	34	2013-08-19	2025-04-22	1	1	ENGINE:11; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:7; POWER TRAIN:5; AIR BAGS:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3
2012	40	2012-01-07	2024-07-29	2	1	ENGINE:13; POWER TRAIN:7; SERVICE BRAKES:5; AIR BAGS:5; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:4
2011	55	2011-07-20	2026-08-21	0	1	ENGINE:20; POWER TRAIN:16; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:5; AIR BAGS:3
2010	53	2010-01-03	2024-03-14	4	0	ENGINE:17; POWER TRAIN:14; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:9; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:6; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:4
2009	167	2008-11-09	2026-04-21	5	2	SERVICE BRAKES:99; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):69; POWER TRAIN:32; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:31; STEERING:20
2008	67	2008-10-30	2020-07-19	3	0	POWER TRAIN:40; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:7; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:4; ENGINE:4; AIR BAGS:3
2007	77	2006-09-13	2023-06-29	4	0	POWER TRAIN:40; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12; AIR BAGS:11; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:7; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:7
2001	74	2001-02-22	2025-11-06	2	3	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:21; AIR BAGS:19; VISIBILITY:10; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:6; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:6
2000	45	2000-03-03	2020-12-09	2	1	VISIBILITY:20; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:9; POWER TRAIN:5; AIR BAGS:4; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:4
1999	8	2001-01-19	2007-10-15	0	0	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; VISIBILITY:2; AIR BAGS:1; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:1; SEAT BELTS:1
1998	10	1998-08-23	2005-09-17	1	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:3; SERVICE BRAKES:3; AIR BAGS:2; AIR:2; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:1
1997	10	1997-11-19	2005-04-21	0	1	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4; FUEL SYSTEM:4; GASOLINE:4; TIRES:2; STRUCTURE:1
1996	9	1997-03-17	2010-06-30	0	1	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:2; SERVICE BRAKES:1; HYDRAULIC:1; POWER TRAIN:1
1995	23	1996-06-24	2005-07-11	1	0	STRUCTURE:5; EQUIPMENT:4; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:3; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:2

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA complaints (summary) — Volkswagen GTI [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/volkswagen/gti

@misc{wrenchpro_complaints_volkswagen_gti_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA complaints (summary): Volkswagen GTI},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/volkswagen/gti}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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