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Volkswagen Golf problems reported in Massachusetts

75 of the 2,013 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Golf came from Massachusetts, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

75

Complaints from Massachusetts

4

Crashes

1

Fires

2001

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 10 13.3%
Engine & Cooling 10 13.3%
Brakes 5 6.7%
Seat Belts 4 5.3%
Suspension 4 5.3%
Lights 3 4.0%

By model year

1986 Golf 1 1.3%
1989 Golf 1 1.3%
1990 Golf 2 2.7%
1994 Golf 2 2.7%
1995 Golf 3 4.0%
1998 Golf 3 4.0%
1999 Golf 7 9.3%
2000 Golf 6 8.0%
2001 Golf 8 10.7%
2002 Golf 3 4.0%
2004 Golf 4 5.3%
2005 Golf 1 1.3%
2010 Golf 3 4.0%
2011 Golf 4 5.3%
2012 Golf 5 6.7%
2014 Golf 1 1.3%
2015 Golf 5 6.7%
2016 Golf 1 1.3%
2017 Golf 7 9.3%
2019 Golf 6 8.0%
2022 Golf 2 2.7%

Cities reporting most

Cambridge 7 18.4%
Boston 5 13.2%
Stoneham 3 7.9%
Malden 3 7.9%
Lowell 3 7.9%
Salem 3 7.9%
Provincetown 3 7.9%
Belmont 3 7.9%
North Bridge 2 5.3%
Indian Orchard 2 5.3%
Millis 2 5.3%
Carlisle 2 5.3%

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