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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2019 Volkswagen Golf Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
5%of 63 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2019 Volkswagen Golf, 5% of the 63 complaints for this model year.

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.

“When driving over train tracks the automatic emergency brakes engaged and the forward collision detection beeping alarm sounded. This has happened over 5 times since I have owned the car. Many times the forward collision alarm will go off without engaging the brakes, seemingly without cause. Only when passing over train tracks do the emergency brakes bring the vehicle to a stop or to an extreme slowdown. I have a video of the incident if you would like it, but no way to upload on this website. You can hear the emergency brake and alarm going off with nothing in front of my car.”

NHTSA complaint #11584895, filed 2024-04

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023218%
20221721%
201935%
201733%
201634%
201511%

Other parts of the 2019 Volkswagen Golf

Engine
34 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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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