What is the fuel economy of a 2019 Volkswagen Golf R?

EPA figures for the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R reach 26 MPG combined depending on configuration; the table on this page lists every tested engine and transmission combination.

Are there recalls on the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R?

NHTSA lists 2 safety recall campaigns for the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R. 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 2019 Volkswagen Golf R?

Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R, most often about: Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control (esc). Complaint counts reflect what owners report, not confirmed defects.

What is the safety rating of the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R?

NHTSA gave the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R (2019 Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD) an overall 5-star rating in the official 5-Star Safety Ratings program.

Volkswagen · 2019

2019 Volkswagen Golf R

Official EPA fuel economy and NHTSA recall record, best combined figure 26 MPG.

Safety rating (NHTSA 5-Star)

Official crash-test ratings for the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD.

5/5

Overall

4/5

Frontal crash

4/5

Rollover

Fuel economy (EPA)

Engine	Transmission	Fuel	City	Highway	Combined	CO2 g/mi
2.0L 4-cyl	Manual 6-spd	Premium	21	29	24	373
2.0L 4-cyl	Automatic (AM-S7)	Premium	23	30	26	343

Safety recalls (NHTSA)

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

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 22V815000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan LWB, Golf Sportswagen A7, Golf Alltrack, Golf R GP, Audi Q3, Audi A3 Cabriolet, 2019-2020 Jetta NF, Jetta GLI, Golf GTI, Atlas, Golf A7, Audi A3, 2020-2021 Atlas Cross Sport, and 2021 Atlas FL vehicles. The tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating o

Owner complaints (NHTSA)

9 complaints filed by owners for this model year (3 involving a crash, 0 a fire). Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects - browse them in full on nhtsa.gov.

Forward Collision Avoidance 3 Service Brakes 1 Electronic Stability Control (esc) 1

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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.