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2015 Volkswagen E-Golf Electrical system Problems

Complaints
20about this part
Share
69%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
13,576miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the electrical system of the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf, 69% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,576 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Today, while driving on local road, car started to shake and message appeared battery malfunction and car just died while running 40 MPH. After I turned it off and on after few mins everything was fine for another couple of hundreds feet and then it repeated again. This time while I was on the traffic light.”

NHTSA complaint #11013776, filed 2017-08, 27,000 miles

“I was driving the all-electric car home from work on a 3/4 charge (~75 miles remaining range) when I noticed two fast, split-second jerking motions, about 30 seconds apart. Within another minute, the car's dash system sounded an alarm and an error popped up on the dash screen, saying error: electrical system. Stop! The car effectively turned off, giving me just a few seconds to pull to the side of the road. …”

NHTSA complaint #10823647, filed 2016-02, 2,576 miles

“My vehicle is parked plugged into a 240 v charging station in my garage/driveway. I cannot disconnect the charger because the red light on my car is on solid red and the lock will not disengage. According to the manual, when the light comes on red solid to seek expert advice. However, no one at the Volkswagen dealership knows how to fix it. Now my vehicle stuck in the driveway and can't even be towed because it is attached to my house.”

NHTSA complaint #11024860, filed 2017-09, 21,000 miles

“I experienced this error electrical system failure: stop! . I couldn't use my car. I had to wait for couple of minutes and after this everithing was back to normal”

NHTSA complaint #10937081, filed 2016-12, 25,555 miles

“At about 17500 mile on odometer, I had just unplugged this electric car from a public level 2 charging station and saw a warning error: electrical system. Stop! . I assumed it was just a light when first turning the car on so shifted into reverse. ( I was parked in a standard parking lot, racking the charger. The car started rolling out of the spot, but had no power. I was able to apply the brakes and not roll into traffic. The car was towed to vw and I am told that two seperate small batteries had a problem and neede to be replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10918074, filed 2016-10, 17,653 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2019233%
20161161%
20152069%

Other parts of the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf

Fuel system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology