Vehicle report
1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Reported problems
18 complaints · median 66000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
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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.