Vehicle recall R/2011/169

Volkswagen Eos and others recall: Fuel may leak

DVSA recall R/2011/169 names the Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen T5. It was launched 15 December 2011. It covers vehicles built 1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2011/169
Launched: 15 December 2011
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 23K2
Vehicles: 33,719 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

On 2.0l Common Rail engines of a limited production period faulty material can cause leaks on the high pressure pipes during the service life of the vehicle.

The fix

Anti-vibration balance weights will be fitted on the high-pressure pipes.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 33,719.
Model	Built
Volkswagen Eos	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011
Volkswagen Golf	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011
Volkswagen Passat	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011
Volkswagen Scirocco	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011
Volkswagen Tiguan	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011
Volkswagen T5	1 January 2009 to 15 December 2011

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2009/110 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive 14 December 2009, Volkswagen Eos, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Jetta and others
R/2008/097 Fire may occur 16 July 2008, Volkswagen Tiguan
R/2015/097 Directional control may be compromised 24 June 2015, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Passat
R/2008/009 Fire may occur 29 January 2008, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Jetta
R/2016/025 Braking performance may be affected 18 February 2016, Volkswagen Passat
R/2016/028 Unintentional deployment of an airbag 22 March 2016, Volkswagen Passat

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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