Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2017. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2018.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 Golf Alltrack | 19 | 3 |
| 2018 Golf Alltrack | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 Golf AlltrackMost complaints | 73 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Unknown or other27
- Structure20
- Electrical system20
- Visibility/wiper13
- Power train12
- Air bags12
- Engine11
- Fuel/propulsion system6
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 11 Golf Alltrack vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 2 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 3 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.4 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Golf Alltrack · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline | 10.7 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| 2018 | Golf Alltrack · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline | 10.7 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| 2017 | Golf Alltrack · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline | 10.6 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
New registrations in Europe
392 new Volkswagen Golf Alltrack cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2015 and 2020, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2020 the largest markets were United Kingdom (32).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | 166 (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3 | 166 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 49 | 140 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 94 | 134 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 197 | — |
| 2015 | 17 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the Golf Alltrack.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf GTI, and Jetta vehicles equipped with a conventional ignition switch. The ignition switch may fail, especially in high temperature environments.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat vehicles. These internal use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of various Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Jetta GLI, Golf Alltrack, and Golf GTI vehicles. The front wheel bearings may have been improperly machined, potentially causing excessive stress on the wheel, wheel bolts, or wheel bearings.
NHTSA recalls