Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 Volkswagen Golf

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
36
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
38
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

36 filed
4
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION Control
    4
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    3
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    3
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
98V160000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH1998-07-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLTS SECURING THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME. THE LATCH WOULD MOVE CAUSING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE HOOD STRIKER FROM THE LATCH.

RiskUNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE HOOD COULD OCCUR OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HOOD LATCH AND SECURING BOLTS AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE98037·STRUCTURE1998-07-01 → 1998-07-20

HOOD LATCH FAILURE

Led to recall98V160000

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