Vehicle report
2017 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF ALLTRACK
This model year
What the record shows
The 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack is a small station wagon, and the 1st model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2017 to 2019.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, all-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 25 to 26 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 73 owner complaints, 1 safety recall and 305 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.