There are 3 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2013 Volkswagen Golf in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY VW WAS RETROFITTED AS REQUIRED TO MEET FEDERAL EMISSION AND CALIFORNIA STANDARDS FOLLOWING THE VW EMISSIONS SCANDAL RELATED TO VW DIESEL VEHICLES. MY CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE DEALER REPORTS IT NEEDS A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER. HOWEVER, THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE NATIONWIDE. THE EMISSIONS ARE NOW OUT OF COMPLIANCE. *TR
THE REAR BRAKES (MAINLY DRIVER SIDE) ON MY 2013 SPORTWAGON TDI, ARE STICKING BAD.. MILEAGE HAS DROPPED 10 MPG-ISH, AND THEY ARE REALLY EMITTING QUITE A BIT OF HEAT.. SO OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKES ARE STICKING, BUT I CANT FIND THE REASON... I ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK. AND THEY SAID THAT IT JUST NEEDS NEW PADS AND THE CALIPER SLIDERS GREASED. SO I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED. IT SEEMED TO BE BETTER GETTING NORMAL MILEAGE AND LESS HEAT AND NOW A COUPLE DAYS LATER ITS BACK TO STICKING. TOOK THE CENTER CONSOLE APART TO SEE IF THERE WAS A BIAS IN THE CABLES SHOWING A STUICKY CABLE OR SOMETHING AND I COULD SEE THEY WERE DEAD EVEN... WENT AWAY FOR SOME TIME AND NOW ITS BACK AGAIN..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.