21V321000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of injury, crash, or fire.
2018 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints13
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
20V561000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicles that do not meet all regulatory requirements may have an increased risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants.
18V864000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak in the engine compartment can increase the risk of a fire.
18V803000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
If the guide sleeves are incorrectly welded, in the event of a crash, the rear seat head restraints may have reduced stability, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.