2022 Volkswagen Golf Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 17%of 81 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2022 Volkswagen Golf, 17% of the 81 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.
“The radiator fell out of it's harness, which cause the coolant hose to rub against a belt. The cooling hose broke, causing all coolant to leak out of the car. The car is now unable to be driven. This is a prevalent issue I heard about throughout the community, but has not been addressed by Volkswagen in any way. The only warning I received from the vehicle was that the car was low on coolant.”
NHTSA complaint #11484620, filed 2022-09“Radiator not firmly attached to the car. Radiator freely moves back and forth about one inch at the top on passenger side. Radiator, fan and shroud at risk of hitting other engine parts. I investigated this after seeing reports on internet and found that my vehicle has this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11466312, filed 2022-05“Radiator hose hit the serpentine belt and caused full loss of coolant. I currently have 1,483 miles on my car bought new from the dealership. I haven’t even opened my hood until today when I was alerted to low coolant levels and had them all spilling out on my driveway.”
NHTSA complaint #11484274, filed 2022-09“July I broke down with a low coolant light, I pulled tot the side of the road, opened the hood and had a low coolant level. After further inspection of why - my radiator had come loose, pushing parts of it into the serpintine belt causing coolant to splew all over the engine bay. After a month of being at VW, they Fixed it. I picked up my car after they had called me yelling about the rental car they had given me, to bring it back at x date and time. So I had to break my Vacation in Oregon short which was about a 959 mile drive for me and get my car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11481597, filed 2022-08“Common problem on 2022 VW GTI models - radiator comes loose from upper clip mount on passenger side of vehicle, causing radiator to fall out of place. This causes the lower radiator to move enough so that the coolant hose rubs against a nearby serpentine belt, resulting in a hole in the hose and loss of coolant. This happened to me on Saturday, August 6. I was alerted with a LOW COOLANT warning in the dashboard. I immediately pulled over to check it out, saw the problem, and drove straight to dealer. Technician looked at it and said, yep, I've done two of these already in the last month . …”
NHTSA complaint #11482809, filed 2022-09Related service bulletins
- 10241177Aug 21, 2023Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
- 10238305Jun 26, 2023Correct engine oil level during Perfect Delivery Inspection (PDI)
- 10238307Jun 20, 2023Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards, updated to include model year 2024.
- 10237427May 30, 2023Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
- 10235138Apr 24, 2023Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
- 10228177Dec 12, 2022Engine Oil Quality Standards updated to include the latest Engine Oil attachments (excludes Routan & ID.4).
- 10214472Jun 14, 2022Recommended fuel additive to avoid engine misfires.
- 10209265Mar 22, 2022Update engine oil quality standard lists (attachments)
- 10209100Mar 14, 2022Engine oil consumption measurement. Update procedure and work sheet.
- 10208466Feb 24, 2022Update model and model year applicability, introduce new coolant G12Evo.
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | 17% |
| 2019 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 2% |
| 2011 | 11 | 10% |
| 2010 | 9 | 13% |
| 2006 | 2 | 17% |
| 2005 | 2 | 11% |
| 2004 | 4 | 14% |
| 2003 | 1 | 4% |
| 2002 | 13 | 18% |
| 2001 | 23 | 20% |
| 2000 | 13 | 15% |
| 1999 | 16 | 25% |
| 1998 | 3 | 17% |
| 1995 | 4 | 9% |
| 1994 | 2 | 5% |
| 1993 | 2 | 29% |
| 1991 | 1 | 13% |
| 1989 | 3 | 18% |
| 1988 | 1 | 11% |
| 1985 | 2 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2022 Volkswagen Golf
25 complaintsForward collision avoidance
17 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsLane departure
11 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 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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