22V831000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Windshield wipers that cannot be activated may lead to reduced visibility for the driver and increase the risk of a crash.
2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints14
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
22V543000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. An improper air bag deployment may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
16V464000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
If an unrestrained child unexpectedly opens a door, they may fall from the vehicle increasing their risk of injury.
16V337000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
The listed weight limit is low enough that the vehicle owner may ignore the weight limits and overload the vehicle and exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2ENGINE
- 1WHEELS
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY
- 1TIRES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Rs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.