What is the fuel economy of a 2017 Volkswagen Golf?

EPA figures for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf reach 29 MPG combined depending on configuration; the table on this page lists every tested engine and transmission combination.

Are there recalls on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf?

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf. Check your specific vehicle by VIN on the official NHTSA site - recalls are fixed free of charge by dealers.

What are common problems with the 2017 Volkswagen Golf?

Owners have filed 145 complaints with NHTSA for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf, most often about: Fuel/propulsion System, Engine, Unknown Or Other. Complaint counts reflect what owners report, not confirmed defects.

What is the safety rating of the 2017 Volkswagen Golf?

NHTSA gave the 2017 Volkswagen Golf (2017 Volkswagen Golf 4 DR FWD) an overall 5-star rating in the official 5-Star Safety Ratings program.

Volkswagen · 2017

2017 Volkswagen Golf

Official EPA fuel economy and NHTSA recall record, best combined figure 29 MPG.

Safety rating (NHTSA 5-Star)

Official crash-test ratings for the 2017 Volkswagen Golf 4 DR FWD.

5/5

Overall

4/5

Frontal crash

4/5

Rollover

Fuel economy (EPA)

Engine	Transmission	Fuel	City	Highway	Combined	CO2 g/mi
1.8L 4-cyl	Automatic (S6)	Regular	25	35	29	309
1.8L 4-cyl	Manual 5-spd	Regular	25	36	29	305

Safety recalls (NHTSA)

5 campaigns on record for this model year. Recall repairs are free at dealers; check your exact vehicle by VIN on nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Campaign 16V955000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat bel

Campaign 18V464000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golf and Golf Sportwagen vehicles. The build of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition while the vehicle shift lever is not in "Park." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) nu

Campaign 19V188000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Golf Sportwagen, 2019 Jetta, 2015-2019 Golf, and 2018-2019 Tiguan vehicles. The rear coil springs may prematurely fracture.

Campaign 21V321000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Touareg GP, Tiguan, Golf A6, E-Golf GP, CCF, 2016-2017 Passat GP, 2018-2019 Golf R GP, and 2018 Atlas vehicles. These internal-use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with t

Campaign 24V110000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain front-wheel drive 2015-2020 Audi A3 Sedan, 2015-2019 Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, 2018 Golf Sportwagen GP, 2018-2019 Golf Sportwagen A7, 2015-2017 Golf Sportwagen, 2015-2020 Golf GTI, and 2015-2020 Golf A7 vehicles. Due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the ev

Owner complaints (NHTSA)

145 complaints filed by owners for this model year (4 involving a crash, 0 a fire). Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects - browse them in full on nhtsa.gov.

Fuel/propulsion System 51 Engine 18 Unknown Or Other 12

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Sources: EPA fueleconomy.gov, the NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings databases (all US public data), refreshed monthly. Recall texts are quoted from the official record. Details on About & Data Sources.