2025 Volkswagen GTI Problems, Recalls & Reliability
Verdict
No verdictComplaint Index
0/100
#21 most-complained of 21 GTI years
Based on NHTSA complaints per model-year, not a reliability rating. Methodology
The 2025 Volkswagen GTI has 0 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on file with NHTSA. Its Complaint Index is 0 out of 100 — #21 highest of 21 GTI model years.
- Complaints
- 0
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes / fires
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / deaths
- 0 / 0
- NHTSA overall rating
- Not rated
- EPA combined MPG
- 27
- 24 city / 32 hwy
Top 2025 Volkswagen GTI problems
NHTSA owner complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.
No component data.
2025 Volkswagen GTI 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 GTI fuel economy and fuel cost
- City
- 24 MPG
- Highway
- 32 MPG
- Combined
- 27 MPG
- Annual fuel cost (EPA)
- $2,400
- 15,000 mi/yr
- Fuel
- Regular
- 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 GTI years
Frequently asked questions
- Is the 2025 Volkswagen GTI a reliable year?
- Judged by NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, the 2025 Volkswagen GTI ranks #21 of 21 among GTI model years (Complaint Index 0/100). It has 0 complaints and 1 recalls on file. This reflects reported safety-related problems, not an overall reliability rating.
- Does the 2025 Volkswagen GTI have any recalls?
- Yes — NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2025 Volkswagen GTI, most recently reported 2025, covering seat belts.
- What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Volkswagen GTI?
- EPA rates the 2025 Volkswagen GTI at 27 MPG combined (24 city / 32 highway), with an estimated annual fuel cost of $2,400. Where several configurations exist, the median is shown.