2007 Volkswagen Golf

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2007 Volkswagen Golf, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train1
• Engine and engine cooling1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2007 Volkswagen Golf cars on Dutch roads are the 1.6 petrol (85 kW, 114 hp), 1.6 petrol (75 kW, 101 hp) and 1.4 petrol (59 kW, 79 hp), out of 12 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

7,748 first registered in 2007 are on Dutch roads; 28% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €31,115.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde4,041
• Band onvoldoende profiel3,255
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen1,926
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld1,871
• Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af1,871
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm1,830
• Stofhoes stuurinrichting beschadigd, dicht niet af1,672
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd1,308

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

30,659 cars built in 2007 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 6,810 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 46,134 of these cars first registered in 2007 took their annual MOT test. 58% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2007 the figure was 57%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

2,204 of these cars first registered in 2007 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 242,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

2,881 2007 cars are on the New Zealand register; 80% arrived as used imports, 18% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2007 Volkswagen Golf.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2007 Volkswagen Golf.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Volkswagen told its dealers about the 2007 Volkswagen Golf: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)