2015 Volkswagen E-Golf Problems

High Complaint Volume

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf.

< older2016
Complaints
46
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Fatalities
Recalls
4

Worst 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#119 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:14,646 mi
#29 complaints

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Avg mileage:15,182 mi
#37 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:22,072 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1914,646 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM915,182 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER722,072 mi
ENGINE514,232 mi
POWER TRAIN410,433 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)12,250 mi
STEERING12,300 mi

Recalls for 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf

4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~12,367 vehicles.

18V329000UNKNOWN OR OTHER
~252 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.

16V138000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
~5,561 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down unexpectedly.

16V138000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
~5,561 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down unexpectedly.

15V627000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
~993 affected

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to November 28, 2014, Golf vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to December 3, 2014, and E-Golf vehicles manufactured July 26, 2014, to October 18, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped a Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) that may have been manufactured improperly. As a result, the front passenger seat occupant may be improperly classified or may not be detected.

Other Volkswagen E-Golf Years

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