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Volkswagen GTI recalls

37 official recall campaigns for the Volkswagen GTI, published by vehicle safety authorities in China, Japan, Mexico and United States, covering model years 2008–2026. The most recent was issued in 2026 (2 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

• 37 campaigns
• 23 rated high risk
• Latest: 2026
• 🇨🇳 China
• 🇯🇵 Japan
• 🇲🇽 Mexico
• 🇺🇸 United States

Common Volkswagen GTI recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

• Fuel system 5
• Electrical & software 4
• Steering 2
• Engine 2
• Airbags 2

Volkswagen GTI recalls by year

• 2026 · 2
• 2025 · 1
• 2024 · 5
• 2023 · 5
• 2022 · 8
• 2019 · 3
• 2018 · 5
• 2017 · 3
• 2016 · 2
• 2015 · 2
• 2009 · 1

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2026 (2)

• Volkswagen ゴルフ 1.5 TSI, ゴルフ GTI — safety recall (Japan) 2026-04-28 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2025–2026 リ外-4180
  High risk
• Volkswagen ゴルフ 1.5 TSI, ゴルフ GTI — safety recall (Japan) 2026-04-17 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2024–2025 リ外-4172
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2025 (1)

• Back Over Prevention: Software 2025-02-19 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2023 25V103000
  Medium

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2024 (5)

• Volkswagen A3 35 TFSI, A3 40 TFSI — safety recall (South Korea) 2024-07-26 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2019 car.go.kr 5315
  High risk
• Volkswagen VW ゴルフ 1.2/77kW, VW ゴルフヴァリアント 1.4/103kW — safety recall (Japan) 2024-07-04 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2015–2017 リ外-3835
  High risk
• Back Over Prevention: Software 2024-06-27 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2022–2024 24V480000
  Medium
• Volkswagen Q4 e-tron, ID.4 82kWh — safety recall (South Korea) 2024-04-12 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2023 car.go.kr 5976
  High risk
• Fuel System, Gasoline 2024-02-14 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2020 24V110000
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2023 (5)

• Electrical System: Ignition: Switch 2023-08-30 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2019–2020 23V604000
  Medium
• Volkswagen Golf 8 2.0 GTI — safety recall (South Korea) 2023-07-14 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2023 car.go.kr 4827
  High risk
• Volkswagen Arteon 8 PA 2.0 TDI, Arteon 8 PA 2.0 TDI 4M — safety recall (South Korea) 2023-06-26 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2022–2023 car.go.kr 4794
  High risk
• Suspension: Front: Macpherson Strut 2023-06-21 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2023 23V437000
  Medium
• Volkswagen Arteon 2.0 TDI, Arteon 2.0 TDI 4M — safety recall (South Korea) 2023-02-10 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2017–2022 car.go.kr 4652
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2022 (8)

• Volkswagen VWゴルフ GTI/162kW, VWゴルフ R 2.0/206kW — safety recall (Japan) 2022-12-08 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2015 リ外-3526
  Medium
• Volkswagen Golf 8 2.0 GTI — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-12-02 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2022 car.go.kr 4589
  High risk
• Back Over Prevention: Display Function 2022-11-02 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2022–2023 22V823000
  Medium
• Tires: Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 2022-10-31 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2019–2021 22V815000
  Medium
• Volkswagen Golf 8 2.0 GTI — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-10-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2022 car.go.kr 4531
  High risk
• Engine And Engine Cooling: Cooling System: Radiator Assembly 2022-09-21 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2022–2023 22V707000
  High risk
• Volkswagen VW ゴルフ 1.2/77kW, VW ゴルフヴァリアント 1.2/77kW — improvement measure (Japan) 2022-06-29 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2013–2020 改外-0650
  Medium
• Volkswagen Golf 8 2.0 GTI — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-04-11 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2022 car.go.kr 4298
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2019 (3)

• Electrical System: Ignition: Anti-Theft: Control Module 2019-08-22 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2015–2019 19V615000
  Medium
• Volkswagen ゴルフ1.2/77kW, ゴルフ1.4/103kW — safety recall (Japan) 2019-05-29 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2018 リ外-2848
  Medium
• Volkswagen VENTO 2017 Y POLO GTI 2016-2017 — safety recall (Mexico) 2019-02-15 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2017 PROFECO 454
  Medium

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2018 (5)

• Volkswagen VW ザ・ビートル2.0T, VW ザ・ビートルDUNE1.4/110kW — improvement measure (Japan) 2018-08-29 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2010–2016 改外-0550
  Medium
• Volkswagen Golf, GTI — safety recall (Mexico) 2018-08-06 🇲🇽 Mexico Model years 2018 PROFECO 397
  High risk
• Volkswagen シロッコ1.4, シロッコ2.0 — safety recall (Japan) 2018-06-20 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2008–2012 リ外-2673
  Medium
• DO NOT DRIVE — Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Foundation Components: Disc: Caliper 2018-06-01 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2018 18V369000
  High risk
• Volkswagen VWゴルフ GTI/162kW, VWゴルフ R 2.0/206kW — safety recall (Japan) 2018-01-24 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2013–2014 リ外-2584
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2017 (3)

• Volkswagen 1, 716 vehículos marca Volkswagen modelos BORA — safety recall (Mexico) 2017-08-08 🇲🇽 Mexico PROFECO 336
  High risk
• Volkswagen VW パサートセダン 2.0/162kW, VW パサートヴァリアント 2.0/162kW — safety recall (Japan) 2017-05-24 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2016–2017 リ外-2478
  High risk
• Volkswagen Golf GTI, Scirocco — safety recall (China) 2017-02-24 🇨🇳 China Model years 2008–2011 SAMR 06ccba0b83a2
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2016 (2)

• Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN, JETTA, GTI — Electronic Stability Control (Esc) (US) 2016-12-20 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2009–2010 16V913000
  High risk
• Volkswagen Golf A7 2.0 GTI, Golf A7 1.4 TSI — safety recall (South Korea) 2016-11-25 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2016 car.go.kr 2156
  Medium

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2015 (2)

• Volkswagen VW ゴルフ GTI / 162kW, VW ゴルフ R 2.0/206kW — safety recall (Japan) 2015-10-21 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2014 リ外-2245
  High risk
• Volkswagen GTI, JETTA, PASSAT — Air Bags: Frontal (US) 2015-08-04 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2010–2014 15V483000
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls in 2009 (1)

• Volkswagen TT, EOS — safety recall (China) 2009-09-18 🇨🇳 China Model years 2008–2009 SAMR c6d4d1f47360
  High risk

Volkswagen GTI recalls by country

How to check if your Volkswagen GTI has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Volkswagen GTI on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

1. Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: NHTSA (United States), MLIT (Japan), MOLIT (South Korea), PROFECO (Mexico).
2. Ask an authorised Volkswagen dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
3. Add the car to your watched vehicles on Recaller Book and get an email when a new campaign is published for it.

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