2025 Volkswagen Golf R Problems, Recalls & Reliability
Verdict
No verdictComplaint Index
0/100
#11 most-complained of 11 Golf R years
The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R has 0 NHTSA complaints and a complaint index of 0, the lowest of any Golf R year on record, ranking best out of 11 model years. It has one recall, for a seat belt torsion bar issue.
- Complaints
- 0
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes / fires
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / deaths
- 0 / 0
- NHTSA overall rating
- Not rated
- EPA combined MPG
- 25
- 22 city / 31 hwy
Top 2025 Volkswagen Golf R problems
NHTSA owner complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.
No component data.
2025 Volkswagen Golf R recalls
1 NHTSA recall campaign list this model year.
- NHTSA 25V638000Sep 24, 2025Seat Belts1,042 vehicles
Seat belts:front:retractor
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Risk: In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagenâs number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 26, 2025.
2025 Volkswagen Golf R fuel economy and fuel cost
- City
- 22 MPG
- Highway
- 31 MPG
- Combined
- 25 MPG
- Annual fuel cost (EPA)
- $3,200
- 15,000 mi/yr
- Fuel
- Premium
- Current regular gas
- $4.32/gal
- national avg.
EPA figures; median across configurations of this model year. Estimate your own cost with the fuel cost calculator.
2025 compared with other Golf R years
Frequently asked questions
- Is the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R reliable?
- Based on NHTSA data, the 2025 Golf R has 0 complaints and a complaint index of 0, ranking 1st (best) among the 11 model years with data.
- Does the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R have any recalls?
- Yes, NHTSA lists one recall, campaign 25V638000, covering a seat belt torsion bar issue in one or both front seat belts. It is not a do-not-drive recall.
- What is the fix for the 2025 Golf R seat belt recall?
- Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts free of charge, per the NHTSA recall remedy.
- How does the 2025 Golf R compare to other years like 2024 or 2017?
- The 2024 Golf R has a complaint index of 100 and an Avoid verdict, and 2017 has an index of 90, also Avoid. The 2025 Golf R currently shows a complaint index of 0, the best of the 11 years tracked.
- What is fuel economy on the 2025 Golf R?
- EPA rates the 2025 Golf R at 25 mpg combined (22 city / 31 highway), with an annual fuel cost of $3,200.