Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Golf — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Volkswagen Golf

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Mk4 1996–2000 — — 0 10 191
Generation 2 2001–2003 — — 0 22 243
Mk5 2004–2009 — — 0 13 61
Model-year brochures (1)

Model-year reference; equipment varies by market and trim. This is not a VIN build sheet. Browse library

Mk6 2010–2014 — — 0 26 287
Model-year brochures (5)

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Mk7 2015–2021 — $10,703–$16,990 547 41 1,972
Model-year brochures (6)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Golf

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
VW 2.0L I4 (EA888 & predecessors) 1992–2019 31 models 109
Volkswagen 1.8L 4-cylinder 1985–2018 15 models 46
Volkswagen 2.5L 5-cylinder 2010–2014 10 models 34

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About the Volkswagen Golf

The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada, and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico (Mk1). The Golf is Volkswagen's bestseller and the third best-selling automobile of all time, with over 37 million units sold worldwide.

Source: Wikipedia — Volkswagen Golf, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 160 $10,703 20% 110,207 mi
2016 90 $11,999 23% 88,581 mi
2017 150 $12,489 24% 85,984 mi
2018 51 $13,995 27% 68,444 mi
2019 39 $16,990 32% 73,918 mi
2020 32 $15,849 30% 62,338 mi
2021 25 $16,980 32% 60,253 mi
2024 8 $35,049 67% 20,626 mi
2025 16 $49,200 94% 3,656 mi
2026 66 $52,411 100% 138 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
1996 1 70 Electrical System, Engine And Engine Cooling, Latches/Locks/Linkages
1998 1 19 Electrical System, Power Train, Engine And Engine Cooling
2000 8 102 Visibility, Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling
2001 9 131 Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System
2002 7 81 Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System
2003 6 31 Air Bags, Electrical System, Seats
2004 6 28 Electrical System, Fuel System, Engine And Engine Cooling
2005 4 19 Air Bags, Fuel System, Other
2006 3 12 Vehicle Speed Control, Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling
2007 0 2 Power Train, Engine And Engine Cooling
2010 4 69 Fuel System, Diesel, Air Bags
2011 6 110 Fuel/Propulsion System, Fuel System, Power Train
2012 6 49 Engine, Air Bags, Power Train
2013 5 48 Engine, Air Bags, Fuel/Propulsion System
2014 5 11 Air Bags, Engine, Power Train
2015 12 659 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2016 9 300 Fuel/Propulsion System, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2017 5 732 Fuel/Propulsion System, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2018 6 91 Fuel/Propulsion System, Unknown Or Other, Power Train
2019 6 158 Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other
2020 2 14 Engine, Fuel System, Gasoline
2021 1 18 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Power Train
2023 0 23 Electrical System, Power Train, Unknown Or Other
2024 0 40 Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other, Power Train
2025 0 0 —
2026 0 3 Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance, Engine

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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