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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
6%of 51 total for the year
Median mileage
76,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, 6% of the 51 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 76,000 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.

“My fiance's vehicle has the common clockspring issue which rendered all electrical components of the steering wheel inactive (horn, cruise control, air bag, and radio controls). One day she started the car and saw the check engine light come on. I scanned the vehicle and it had the known b10001 driver airbag igniter: resistance too high code. The dealer thought it would be covered so long as it had the correct code but vwoa denied it. This has been a very well known issue and her vehicle should qualify under the recall/extended warranty. …”

NHTSA complaint #11321802, filed 2020-04, 76,000 miles

“I just purchased a pre-owned 2016 sportswagen from a vw dealership in houston texas, I've only had the vehicle for 3 and a half weeks and my epc light had came on 4 times since then only this last time it completely affected my driving by dropping my speed on the freeway substantially to where it almost caused me to get into an accident. I've been reading up online on these issues and it seems to be a reoccurring issue with a few of Volkswagen's models yet nobody has addressed this issue yet, is happening with vehicles coming right off the lot and vehicles that are a few years old. …”

NHTSA complaint #11318881, filed 2020-03, 83,000 miles

“I started my car and the airbag warning light came on. I then noticed that all controls on my steering wheel no longer worked. This includes speed control, horn, hands-free phone controls, hands-free radio controls an vehicle information options. I assume that the air bag is also not functioning. When I returned home, I googled the problem and found that the airbag clock spring was the probable cause as it had been recalled in previous years but did not include the 2016 model. I took the car in on 02/12/19. They diagnosed error code b10001 - internal failure in clock spring. …”

NHTSA complaint #11179733, filed 2019-02, 39,445 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201919%
2018217%
201636%
201535%

Other parts of the 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

Air bags
17 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 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