Vehicle report
2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Reported problems
116 complaints · median 64650 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 16 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 8 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 8 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT) | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 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.