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Volkswagen GLI Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 12 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Volkswagen GLI (1990–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2009.

2
safety recalls, all years
12
owner complaints, all years
1990
year with most recalls
2009
year with most complaints

Pick your Volkswagen GLI model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Volkswagen GLI12
2009 Volkswagen GLI08
2008 Volkswagen GLI01
1990 Volkswagen GLI11

What Volkswagen GLI owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA. The 2009 model year has the most, with 8.

All Volkswagen GLI recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volkswagen GLI, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Software (equipment) and camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 22V514000 Reported 43,091 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to…

    Remedy: Dealers will update the infotainment software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's…

    Model years: 2021

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 92V131000 Reported 12,650 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    The venturi tube located in the throttle valve housing can become loose and fall against the throttle plate.

    Remedy: Replace the press-fit venturi tube with a thread type tube.

    Model years: 1990

Other Volkswagen models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.