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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
3VW217AU3FM••••••2015 Volkswagen GOLF
This build draws 2.3× more complaints than the average 2015 Volkswagen GOLF build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
129on the model
60builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 1Suspension 1Engine 1Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashApr 2016
1st incident in january 2016i was driving on highway and construction barrell rolled across highway. My forward collision warning system did not activate; I had to hit the barrell; lots of damage to my car; the bosch radar warning system is held in place with plastic and it…
Air BagsSep 2025
15V483000 (VW Recall Code 69L2) was issued for 2014 Volkswagen Golf's indicating a "clock spring" affecting a cable that powers the air bag. This is indicated also by the airbag emergency light coming on. I believe a similar, if not the same, issue is occurring in my 2015 VW…
EngineNov 2022
Loss of coolant due to cheap plastic housing leads to damage to the thermostat and water pump. Researching the forums on this issue has shown that it's a common problem with the vehicle that Volkswagen hasn't addressed
SuspensionFeb 2022
Rear driver side coil spring failure, the component is available for inspection Broken spring turned sideways and had a very sharp edge at fracture and was rubbing on the wheel and tire with potential to puncture tire resulting in loss of control. Vehicle handling was severely…
Power TrainAug 2018
Car would not move after a stop and then accelerated rapidly
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3VW217AU3FM062947 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.