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2007 Volkswagen GTI Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2007 Volkswagen GTI has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 77 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Volkswagen dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2007 Volkswagen GTI, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2007 Volkswagen GTI owner complaints

Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Volkswagen GTI, describing incidents dated August 14, 2006 to May 13, 2023.

Most-cited components

  • Power Train 40 complaints
  • Electrical System 12 complaints
  • Air Bags 11 complaints
  • Engine 9 complaints
  • Exterior Lighting 7 complaints
  • Structure 6 complaints

Of the 77 complaints on file, 4 report a crash; across all 77 complaints, owners report 2 injuries and 1 death (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

  • ODI #11529570 · Filed

    I hydroplaned and was t-boned on the passenger side. The only air bags that went off were the side curtains on the passenger side

  • ODI #11500914 · Filed

    The front passenger airbag has been verified by a service centre to have some kind of issue, is a safety hazard and they confirmed other of the same type airbags have had faults as well (in their experience).

  • ODI #11321979 · Filed

    THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WONT LET THE CAR MOVE FOWARD, ITS AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS ON.

Read all 77 complaints

Owner-reported

2007 Volkswagen GTI mileage at failure

61 of the 77 complaints on file for the 2007 Volkswagen GTI give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Power TrainMedian 40,000 milesMiddle half 16,000–65,000 milesBased on 33 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

HEADLAMPS AIMING PROVISIONS/ FMVSS 108

NHTSA #07V442000 · Exterior Lighting — Headlights · NHTSA notice

Reported September 24, 2007 · VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

Potentially affected: 340,000 vehicles

Volkswagen campaign Q8 · Owners notified October 31, 2007 · Vehicles built October 31, 2005 – September 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE HAD A REQUIRED CAP INSTALLED WHICH DISABLES THE HEADLIGHT HORIZONTAL AIM AND SOME VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN A CAP THAT DISABLES THE VERTICAL AIMING SCREW.

Safety consequence

NONCOMPLIANCE CAN INHIBIT PROPER HEADLAMP AIM ADJUSTMENT FOR ROADWAY ILLUMINATION, IMPROPERLY AIMED HEADLAMPS COULD CAUSE REDUCED ROAD VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE LOW BEAM HORIZONTAL AIMING SCREW AND INSTALL ONE IF MISSING, AND INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF A CAP IN THE SOCKET OF THE VERTICAL AIMING SCREW AND IF PRESENT, THE CAP WILL BE REMOVED. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 31, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VW AT 1-800-822-8987.

Notes

VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. Q8.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

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