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vehicle
2019 / volkswagen / golf-gti
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-26)
complaints
61 on file (2019-04-04 → 2025-07-31)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
17 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Sunroof shattering without impactUNKNOWN OR OTHER2 complaints2019-07 → 2023-10golf-gti-2019-sunroof-shattering
11228619 SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY
11549494 Driving on the interstate with no cars near me and my sunroof exploded and showered me with glass. VW is claiming that it was hit and it was not. The car is my daily driver, and I inspect it daily…
Engine stall when coming to a stopENGINE38 complaints2019-04 → 2020-02golf-gti-2019-stall-coming-to-stop
11208702 ENGINE STALLS AS CAR COMES TO A FULL STOP IN NORMAL STREET TRAFFIC: BRAKING WITH TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, CLUTCH ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED, NEAR-STATIONARY OR FULL-STATIONARY; BRAKING WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR AND CLUTCH FULLY DISENGAGED, NEAR-STATIONARY OR FULL-STATIONARY.
11235282 COMING UP TO A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHETHER HAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR USING THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS OCCURS IN ANY SCENARIO SUCH AS EXITING A HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A STOP, OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, OR INCHING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC…
11206028 VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS IN NEUTRAL. BRAND NEW CAR, ONLY 100 MILES.
Automatic emergency braking without an obstacleFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 complaints2021-12 → 2024-04golf-gti-2019-aeb-false-activation
11584895 When driving over train tracks the automatic emergency brakes engaged and the forward collision detection beeping alarm sounded. This has happened over 5 times since I have owned the car. Many times the forward collision alarm will go off without engaging the brakes…
11443870 11/2021 @ 5927 miles - sunny day, no vehicle in front, without warning AEB lit up, flashing and automatic brakes engaged, vibration felt, bringing car to near stop for no reason. Speed approx 35 mph on flat, straight roadway, approx 4 lanes heading one direction…
Air bag warning light illuminationAIR BAGS2 complaints2023-08 → 2025-04golf-gti-2019-airbag-warning-light
11653958 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle and the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact attempted to contact the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed…
11541513 The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Golf. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light and the air bags warning light illuminated…
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/volkswagen/golf-gti
@misc{wrenchpro_2019_volkswagen_golf_gti_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2019/volkswagen/golf-gti}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
