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What 17 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Volkswagen Egolf

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (17)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (10)Engine (5)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Brakes (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

2 of 17 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters

Jan 10, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical system

WHILE CHARGING THE CAR, AN ELECTRIC COMPONENT FAILED AND THE CARD GOT DISABLED AND WOULD NOT START ANYMORE. IT ALSO STOPPED CHARGING. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED AWAY FROM CHARGING STATION TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ODI 11166367

Mar 21, 2017Transmission & drivetrainEngine

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

NHTSA ODI 10967595

Working with the data? Download all 17 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Volkswagen Egolf verdict →