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2015 Volkswagen GTI overheating reports

11 NHTSA complaints describe overheating and coolant leaks on the 2015 Volkswagen GTI — roughly 11% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Overheating reports
11%
share of complaints
50,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Overheating in other GTI years

2017 GTI6
2016 GTI6
GTI overheating by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2015 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 2015 Volkswagen GTI report before drawing conclusions.