2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 3% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“A defect that meets the definition of a nonconformity in Washington State, and that is covered under warranty, caused the vehicle to stall while driving and caused the vehicle to not accelerate when the accelerator was pressed. My safety was put at risk when this happened on a 50 mph road because vehicles behind me expected my vehicle in front of them to accelerate in a predictable way with the flow of traffic. Another time, a stall happened as I turned onto a highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #11493252, filed 2022-11“The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started to run rough. The contact shifted the vehicle into park(P) when she reached her destination and smelled an odor of gasoline. The contact observed that gasoline was leaking out of the fuel tank under the wheel well. The contact stated that the driveway was wet from the gasoline. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had attempted earlier in the day to fuel the vehicle and was unable to fill the fuel tank. …”
NHTSA complaint #11537410, filed 2023-08, 68,000 milesRelated recalls
- 24V110000Feb 14, 2024Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain front-wheel drive 2015-2020 Audi A3 Sedan, 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020…Covers: Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen 2015–2019, Golf 2015–2020, GTI 2015–2020 +2 more
Related service bulletins
- 11011371Nov 5, 2024This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward.
- 10249416Jan 22, 2024TB updated to change coolant part number and claimable amount per Warranty and Parts depts.
- 10238298Jun 15, 2023Gasoline fuel additive
- 10222200Sep 28, 2022This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-05 revised.
- 10220336Sep 14, 2022Replacement fuel tank modification.
- 10214745Jun 23, 2022Gasoline quality check. Update to model and model year applicability.
- 10214485Jun 15, 2022Gasoline quality.
- 10203676Nov 22, 2021This Document was revised to include 2022 Model Year information
- 10198230Jun 22, 2021Fuel Additive to Help Prevent Sporadic Misfire Faults
- 10198166Jun 21, 2021VW approved gasoline fuel additive, update to include additional models and model year applicability.
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
18 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology