Major Problems with Volkswagen Golf R Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Volkswagen Golf R to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Volkswagen Golf R

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Volkswagen Golf R.

Model Year	Complaints
2018 Golf R	5
2017 Golf R	7
2016 Golf R	4
2015 Golf R	1
2012 Golf R	1

Worst 3 Volkswagen Golf R complaints

2017 Volkswagen Golf R UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 1 Mileage: 25000 miles

2016 Volkswagen Golf R ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 200 miles

2012 Volkswagen Golf R ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 10000 miles

Browse Volkswagen Golf R complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Golf R owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle suddenly went into a failure mode where throttle is cut suddenly almost no power. thereafter car only moves a...	6 ~ 5920 miles
ENGINE vehicle suddenly went into a failure mode where throttle is cut suddenly almost no power. thereafter car only moves a...	4 ~ 5125 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i have a 2017 golf r equipped with dsg transmission automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. occasionally the car...	4 ~ 10625 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle suddenly went into a failure mode where throttle is cut suddenly almost no power. thereafter car only moves a...	3 ~ 6182 miles
WHEELS current generation of vw golf r (aka mk7) was sold in 2016 in single wheel/tire combination. default selection consist of...	3 ~ 9000 miles
POWER TRAIN - vehicle is getting 19mpg (mostly highway). mpg on car is well below published range of 22-31. vw tell me...	3 ~ 5417 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER razor-like material/defect on front of shift boot trim near the ingress to the front cubby area has cut me multiple...	2 ~ 16750 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have a 2017 golf r equipped with dsg transmission automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. occasionally the car...	2 ~ 17000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL hi. eversince i bought the car in august of 2015 there is a problem with suspension and stability of this...	2 ~ 4750 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the backup camera intermittently fails to operate displaying the message "parkpilot is currently not available." this happens when the vehicle...	1
SUSPENSION hi. eversince i bought the car in august of 2015 there is a problem with suspension and stability of this...	1 ~ 1000 miles

FAQ

What year Volkswagen Golf R is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 5 years, Volkswagen Golf R models of 2015, 2012, 2016 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Volkswagen Golf R?

Volkswagen Golf R models of 2017 and 2018 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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