Recalls
Safety issues the manufacturer must repair for free. A recall means confirm the fix was done, not walk away.
No recalls on record for this model
No safety recalls were found in this dataset. It is still worth entering the exact VIN on NHTSA before purchase, since recalls can be added at any time.
Is 15 complaints a lot? They were filed between 2017 and 2023, roughly 2 a year, which is fewer than the typical model in this dataset. We do not have sales figures for this model, so treat this as a rough volume, not a rate per car on the road. Popular, high-volume models naturally collect more complaints over time.
How does it compare with other years? The 2017 has 15 complaints on file, more than the 2016 (12) and more than the 2022 (10). That is the most of the 4 model years of the Volkswagen Golf R we cover. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.