Volkswagen GTI problems by year

949 complaints across 5 model years, 2002–2019. 2009 draws the most at 295; 2007 the fewest at 102.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

Year	Complaints	Top reported system	Crashes	Fires	Deaths
2002	141	Electrical system (34.0%)	2	0	0
2007	102	Power train (41.2%)	6	0	1
2009	295most	Service brakes (31.9%)	8	2	0
2015	123	Engine (32.5%)	3	1	0
2019	288	Engine (46.2%)	0	0	0