Volkswagen Golf 2012 reliability and quality
Production year from 2012 to 2017
According to yearly reports of vehicle inspection service Volkswagen Golf reliability is above average.
During regular inspections from 2014 to 2022 in average failures were found for approximately 8.2 percents of Volkswagen Golf.
The most recent data available is for 2022, when the average defect rate for a 9-year-old Volkswagen Golf was 10.6 percent, the average for a car that age was 12.8 percent. Thus, in terms of reliability, Volkswagen Golf proved to be more reliable than 65% of the other cars tested.
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| Year of inspection | Age of car | Failures found % / average for same age cars |
Place in rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf 2017 | |||
| 2022 | 5 years | 6.9% / 8.14% | 53. from 120 |
| 2021 | 4 years | 4.8% / 5.57% | 48. from 129 |
| 2020 | 3 years | 5.7% / 5.99% | 65. from 129 |
| Volkswagen Golf 2016 | |||
| 2022 | 6 years | 6.9% / 8.14% | 53. from 120 |
| 2021 | 5 years | 7.6% / 9.29% | 44. from 129 |
| 2020 | 4 years | 5.7% / 5.99% | 65. from 129 |
| Volkswagen Golf 2015 | |||
| 2022 | 7 years | 9.6% / 12.37% | 28. from 105 |
| 2021 | 6 years | 7.6% / 9.29% | 44. from 129 |
| 2020 | 5 years | 8.1% / 10.15% | 43. from 126 |
| Volkswagen Golf 2014 | |||
| 2022 | 8 years | 9.6% / 12.37% | 28. from 105 |
| 2021 | 7 years | 9.7% / 14.73% | 17. from 122 |
| 2020 | 6 years | 8.1% / 10.15% | 43. from 126 |