Major Problems with 2013 Volkswagen GTI Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Volkswagen GTI

2013 Volkswagen GTI AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 77000 miles

2013 Volkswagen GTI ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 242 miles

2013 Volkswagen GTI ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Mileage: 18000 miles

Browse 2013 Volkswagen GTI complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen GTI owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE took car for first drive. after traveling 145 miles into this trip when trouble started. ambient temp was 101f. drive...	9 ~ 14132 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM took car for first drive. after traveling 145 miles into this trip when trouble started. ambient temp was 101f. drive...	7 ~ 28813 miles
AIR BAGS airbag inflator is not working. received recall letter but dealer won't do anything....	4 ~ 35500 miles
POWER TRAIN over-40 driver decades of experience driving cars with manual transmissions no modifications to the car since new. car had 13...	4 ~ 37265 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM took car for first drive. after traveling 145 miles into this trip when trouble started. ambient temp was 101f. drive...	3 ~ 16747 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen gti. the contact stated that the fuel cap warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle...	2 ~ 26500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE car was driven in a neighborhood. first noticed some smoke coming out of the hood stopped the car more and...	1 ~ 35000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER headliner is sagging....	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen gti. while driving 72 mph the check engine indicator illuminated and the temperature...	1 ~ 50200 miles
SERVICE BRAKES the vehicle was on a highway and started beeping with warning light that said "brakes service now" and both brake...	1 ~ 33000 miles
VISIBILITY i purchased my volkswagen gti march of this year. during ownership i had the windows tinted and each time it...	1 ~ 15000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY the windshield has many chips. it seems to me that the glass is highly affected by small road debris (rocks	1 ~ 5000 miles
TIRES this is my second gti. i believe there is a problem with the car or the tires but in 15000...	1 ~ 2944 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the right side rear view mirror is mounted deeply in its plastic housing. when the mirror is properly adjusted approximately	1 ~ 50 miles

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