1999 Volkswagen Golf Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 140,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seat belts of the 1999 Volkswagen Golf, 6% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 140,000 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.
“The problem is that the center rear seatbelt retracts and will not come out again. The first time this happened, a dealer (not the purchase dealer) was able to repair it, but it failed again, and was replaced. Now, a year later it failed yet again. I have three children, and cannot drive with them in the backseat (one is 13, so he can ride in front), but it is a real and recurring problem - now the car is out of warranty, and it is a slow and expensive process to have this same part replaced repeatedly. There clearly is a manufacturing defect here. …”
NHTSA complaint #752640, filed 2001-09Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 14% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2% |
| 2010 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 1 | 8% |
| 2005 | 1 | 5% |
| 2004 | 1 | 4% |
| 2003 | 1 | 4% |
| 2002 | 3 | 4% |
| 2001 | 4 | 3% |
| 2000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1999 | 4 | 6% |
| 1995 | 2 | 5% |
| 1994 | 5 | 12% |
| 1990 | 3 | 30% |
| 1989 | 5 | 29% |
| 1988 | 1 | 11% |
| 1986 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 1999 Volkswagen Golf
16 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Volkswagen Golf
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.
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