2022 Volkswagen Golf R: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
STEERING
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Shift knob is beginning to crack at the right rear base of the knob. Car had less that 1000 miles before noticing the crack. I checked if I was affected as I read on vwvortex forums that many other golf mk8 were reporting shift knobs falling off mid shift."
"Travel assistance failure are constant and the emergency braking system engages occasionally which can be a detriment to the occupants. The constant chiming and notifications are a distraction and the car has to be stopped and turned off in hopes of the system resetting properly. Dealerships do not ..."
"Travel assistance failure are constant and the emergency braking system engages occasionally which can be a detriment to the occupants. The constant chiming and notifications are a distraction and the car has to be stopped and turned off in hopes of the system resetting properly. Dealerships do not ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

RI: 4 MA: 3 MD: 3 IN: 3 IL: 2 CA: 2 NY: 1 WA: 1 CT: 1

Volkswagen Golf R — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2017220

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