Volkswagen Golf
2011 only
2011 Volkswagen Golf have 148 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 6 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Fuel pump and sending unit, typically surfacing around 38,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2011 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Volkswagen Golf report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2011 only
Median onset: 38,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $630–$1,700 nationally.
Median onset: 50,000 miles. 7.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 5,628 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 53,000 miles. 8.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 28,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 28,525 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 23,190 miles.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $720–$2,150 nationally.
Median onset: 6,700 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2011 model year. See the full Volkswagen Golf report for every year and full specs/safety data.