Volkswagen Golf Alltrack

108 complaints across 2 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Full report

Grade 2017–2019

2017 vs model median 1.5×

Model median3× median

Lights & Visibility 14

Body & Interior 13

Airbags & Restraints 9

Weakest

2017 · 2019

Best

2017 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017		1.48×	78	C
2019		0.52×	23	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	24.5
City / Highway	21.5 / 30
Engine	1.8L, 4 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,500

Recalls

4 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
22V815000	TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS	2019	296,044
23V604000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	2019	62,538
20V561000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2017	23
19V879000 Park it	WHEELS	2019	8

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura ILX	20142016	C
Audi A3	20152017	C
BMW 1 Series	none flagged	C
BMW I3	none flagged	C
Buick Verano	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Bolt EV	2017	C
Chevrolet Cobalt	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Cruze	20112012	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 Golf Alltrack

Complaints in window: 78
Severity-weighted: 82.5
Model median (weighted): 56
vs model median: 1.48×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 1
Open investigations: 0

Score 60.5 C