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Vehicle report

1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

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Reported problems

36 complaints · median 110000 miles
ComponentReports
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL4
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS2
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM2
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS1
STRUCTURE:BODY1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1
TIRES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING1

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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.