2015 Volkswagen e-Golf problems and recalls

68% of owner complaints on the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf related to the Electrical System (19 of 28).

28
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
47.6
Severity index

Severity index 47.6 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 47.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 19 complaints (67.9%)19 68%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 9 complaints (32.1%)9 32%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (25.0%)7 25%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (17.9%)5 18%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (14.3%)4 14%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 1 complaints (3.6%)1 4%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (3.6%)1 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1967.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM932.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER725.0%
ENGINE517.9%
POWER TRAIN414.3%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)13.6%
STEERING13.6%

Complaints filed per year

0492015: 52016: 92017: 42018: 12019: 42020: 12021: 32023: 115169171819202123
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20155
20169
20174
20181
20194
20201
20213
20231
Filings in 2020 to 2023 ran 0.6x those in 2017 to 2019 (5 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V32900016/05/2018UNKNOWN OR OTHERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal
16V13800007/03/2016ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINEVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-Golf vehicles manufactured May 21, 2014, to March 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the
15V62700007/10/2015AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVEVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured September 8, 2014, to November 28, 2014, Golf vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to December 3, 2014, and E-Golf vehicles manufactured July 26, 2014, to October 18, 2
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.