2000 Volkswagen Golf: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 118 complaints
118
Total Complaints
52,028mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

40,565 25th Percentile
52,028 Median Mileage
75,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
14
AIR BAGS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
3

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLES REAR DRIVER SIDE LID STRUT POPPED OUT AND SLAMMED DOWN BENDING THE STRUT. YH"
"THE REAR MATS DO NOT HAVE TRACTION, WHICH COULD CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. YH"
"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 5-10MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT & THE CONSUMER FRONT END HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. LEFT SIDE OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. DEALER HAS TO INSPECT VEHICLE FOR REASON.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28