Vehicle report

2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

Reported problems

28 complaints · median 47233 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3
AIR BAGS2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER1
EQUIPMENT1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE1
STRUCTURE1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1

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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.