Vehicle recall R/2016/174

Volkswagen Golf recall: Fuel may leak

DVSA recall R/2016/174 names the Volkswagen Golf. It was launched 25 July 2016. It covers vehicles built 1 March 2016 to 1 April 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/174
Launched: 25 July 2016
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 15F7
Vehicles: 8 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A tooling problem during manufacture could result in the cylinder head not being to specification. It is possible that the fuel rail could loosen and fuel leaks cannot be ruled out. The customer may notice a smell of fuel because of the leak. In the most unfavourable case it is thought possible the fuel could ignite in the engine compartment.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the cylinder head.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Golf	1 March 2016 to 1 April 2016	8

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Other recalls for these models

R/2016/145 Child lock may disengage 23 June 2016, Volkswagen Up, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Tiguan and others
R/2017/040 Lights may fail without warning 23 January 2017, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Passat and others
R/2017/079 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 22 March 2017, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Crafter and others
R/2017/189 Abs/esc system may fail 20 June 2017, Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Scirocco and others
R/2015/097 Directional control may be compromised 24 June 2015, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Passat
R/2017/294 Rear wheel bearing housings may be incorrectly manufactured and could fail prematurely 17 November 2017, Volkswagen Passat, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Golf

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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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