Volkswagen GLI Reliability Problems

GLI owners have made 20 complaints over 3 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 11th in overall reliability out of 25 VW models, with real interior and body concerns.

What GLI Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks the Most

Years to Avoid

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

GLI Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The GLI has 1 generation available in North American markets.

GLI Key Numbers

  1. 20 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 1 service bulletin

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

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