2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 14,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,500 miles.
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.
“The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen. While the vehicle was stopped with the brake pedal depressed, the rpms decreased to zero. Approximately 4 seconds after releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond and then suddenly lunged forward and accelerated. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to jim ellis Volkswagen (5901 peach tree industrial blvd, champlee, ga) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. …”
NHTSA complaint #11176461, filed 2019-02, 14,500 milesFuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportswagen
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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