FaultScore

Worst years for a Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

Owners have filed 246 complaints about the Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2019. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

85 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2019 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2019 A 12 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 C 19 3 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 D 54 9 0 41,500 Suspension
2016 C 73 2 0 44,000 Airbags
2015 D 85 1 2 52,000 Electrical System
2013 3 3 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2015

Airbags 37 15.0%

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2015

Engine & Cooling 27 11.0%

Worst in 2016

Suspension 27 11.0%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 23 9.3%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 5.7%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 14 5.7%

Worst in 2015

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 3.7%

Worst in 2015

Steering 7 2.8%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 5 2.0%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 2.0%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 1.2%

Worst in 2015

Stability & Traction Control 2 0.8%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2017 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.