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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.
3VWH17AU5HM••••••2017 Volkswagen GOLF ALLTRACK
That is about average for the 2017 Volkswagen GOLF ALLTRACK — 4 complaints per build across 16 builds.
5on this build
69on the model
16builds in total
1injuries
Most reportedSuspension 2Power Train 1Engine 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OtherMay 2023
Sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving down the highway. No collision or impact. Sounded like a gunshot. Had to immediately pull over, remove all of the glass in order to drive it at all
SteeringAug 2021
The vehicle had been making mild clunking noises for some time (at least 2.5 years) during some combinations of turns/bumps. When took to mechanic in January 2020, the sound would not reproduce during test drive, so problem was not diagnosed. Clunking sound became more…
Power TrainJul 2019
The contact owns a 2017 volkswagen golf alltrack. When the vehicle was started during a rainstorm, all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Upon restarting the vehicle, it would not accelerate and had to be towed to coastal volkswagen (1 saturn drive,…
SuspensionApr 2018
When we bought the car it came lifted with bigger wheels and tires. They did not tell us it was aftermarket and not covered under warranty. It is not safe to be on the road because it keeps blowing the rear shocks. It blows the rear shocks and basically your driving just on coil…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2021
The aluminum trim piece around gear shift has come up from the plastic underneath. It is the front of the trim next to where there is a charging outlet and small item storage. When removing my phone one day, I caught my finger on the raised (delaminated) section of the aluminum…
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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 3VWH17AU5HM530304 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.