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Volkswagen GTI problems reported in Massachusetts

42 of the 1,949 complaints filed about the Volkswagen GTI came from Massachusetts, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.

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.

Complaints from Massachusetts

Crashes

Fires

2009

Worst model year

What failed

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 21.4%

Engine & Cooling 8 19.0%

Electrical System 4 9.5%

Other & Unspecified 3 7.1%

Stability & Traction Control 3 7.1%

Wheels 3 7.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.8%

Suspension 2 4.8%

Brakes 2 4.8%

Seats 1 2.4%

Tires 1 2.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.4%

By model year

1998 GTI 1 2.4%

2000 GTI 1 2.4%

2001 GTI 3 7.1%

2002 GTI 7 16.7%

2006 GTI 2 4.8%

2008 GTI 1 2.4%

2009 GTI 8 19.0%

2010 GTI 1 2.4%

2012 GTI 1 2.4%

2015 GTI 2 4.8%

2016 GTI 2 4.8%

2017 GTI 3 7.1%

2019 GTI 7 16.7%

2020 GTI 2 4.8%

2022 GTI 1 2.4%

Cities reporting most

Somerville 5 18.5%

Quincy 5 18.5%

West Springfield 3 11.1%

Allston 3 11.1%

Harwich 2 7.4%

Northboro 2 7.4%

Waltham 2 7.4%

Marchville 1 3.7%

Boxborough 1 3.7%

North Attleboro 1 3.7%

N. Dartmouth 1 3.7%

Whitinsville 1 3.7%

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