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2011 Volkswagen Golf Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
2%of 110 total for the year
Median mileage
60,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, 2% of the 110 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 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.

“I was entering an intersection at 10mph and halfway into the intersection, my car stalled and stopped. It slowly bumped the car in my rear. No injury or damage noted. I put the car in park, turned off the car and restarted it and drop it to the nearest parking lot. This is a vw GOLF tdi 2011!”

NHTSA complaint #10543609, filed 2013-09, 60,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020117%
201611%
201122%
201046%

Other parts of the 2011 Volkswagen Golf

Fuel system
48 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
21 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Air bags
12 complaints
Engine cooling
11 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Volkswagen Golf

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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