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2007 Volkswagen GTI hesitation / surging reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2007 Volkswagen GTI — roughly 12% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Hesitation / surging reports
12%
share of complaints
34,700 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other GTI years

2009 GTI7
2008 GTI19
GTI hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2007 Volkswagen GTI

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2007 Volkswagen GTI report before drawing conclusions.