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2008 Volkswagen GTI hesitation / surging reports

19 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2008 Volkswagen GTI — roughly 28% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Hesitation / surging reports
28%
share of complaints
15,000 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (16 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other GTI years

2009 GTI7
2007 GTI9
GTI hesitation / surging by year →

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 2008 Volkswagen GTI report before drawing conclusions.