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Volkswagen GTI hesitation / surging reports by year

35 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Volkswagen GTI vehicles. The most reported year is 2008 with 19 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2009 GTI74%
2008 GTI1928%
2007 GTI912%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.