There are 0 US recalls for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf/GTI, and 2 in Canada. Owners filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about service brakes.
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Recalls are issued for a make, model and model year. Whether the repair has already been done on one specific car is known only to its manufacturer and dealers. Check your vehicle's official status at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a dealer.
No US recalls found for the 2009 Volkswagen Golf/GTI.
On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.0L TDI diesel engine, the fuel injection lines could crack. Diesel fuel leakage may ignite on a hot engine surface and cause a fire, which could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install vibration dampers on all four fuel injection lines. Additionally, on some vehicles (depending on the date of manufacture) the #2 fuel injection line will be replaced.
On certain Golf, Golf wagon, Jetta and Rabbit equipped with a 2.5L Engine, a small plastic tab located on the windshield washer fluid reservoir may chafe against an underhood fuel supply line. If chafing occurs fuel leakage could develop which, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and, if necessary, replace the fuel line. In addition, as a preventive measure, the plastic tab from the windshield washer fluid reservoir will be removed.
Owners filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Volkswagen Golf/GTI. Among 39 model years of this model, it ranks #36 for the most complaints (median 18).
| Most-reported problem | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 2 | |
| Electronic stability control (esc) | 1 | |
| Engine | 1 | |
| Electrical system | 1 |
EPA ratings for each 2009 Volkswagen Golf/GTI version.
| Version | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined | Yearly fuel cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTI 2.0 L Manual 6-spd | 21 | 31 | 25 | $3,300 |
| GTI 2.0 L Automatic (S6) | 22 | 29 | 25 | $3,300 |
Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.