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2017 Volkswagen Golf loss of power reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe sudden power loss, reduced power or limp mode on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Loss of power reports
5%
share of complaints
24,307 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Loss of power in other Golf years

2011 Golf13
2010 Golf6
Golf loss of power by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2017 Volkswagen Golf report before drawing conclusions.