2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 39,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was hit in the rear, other driver was traveling around 55 MPH as I was slowing down (around 5 MPH) turning right from a highway onto another road. Impact was enough to crush the rear floor pan and bend the frame. I smelled and saw smoke coming from the steering column after the impact. None of the airbags in the whole car went off but the airbag light came on and vehicle status says error: airbag .”
NHTSA complaint #11101217, filed 2018-06, 39,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10107761Apr 21, 2016Mil-on, fault p309f or p309d, no electric drive mode customer states crank no start and/or in-tank fuel pump making noise and possibly with fuel pump faults mil-on, fault p013e…
- 10107668Apr 13, 2016Mil-on, fault p309f or p309d, no electric drive mode customer states crank no start and/or in-tank fuel pump making noise and possibly with fuel pump faults mil-on, fault p013e…
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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