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2025 Volkswagen Golf R

Car · 2015–2027

Trims and features

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Engines: 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 328 hp · Drive: AWD

2025 Golf R trims

	2.0 TSI	Black Edition
Seats	5	5
Rows of seats	2	2
Automatic emergency braking	Standard	Standard
Forward collision warning	Standard	Standard
Blind-spot warning	Standard	Standard
Rear cross-traffic alert	Standard	Standard
Lane departure warning	Standard	Standard
Lane keeping assist	Standard	Standard
Backup camera	Standard	Standard
Parking assist	Standard	Standard
Automatic high beams	Standard	Standard
Headlights	LED	LED

From NHTSA's vehicle database (vPIC), as Volkswagen reports it: base price, seating and driver-assistance equipment by trim. Tech and comfort features (CarPlay, heated seats, sunroof) for Volkswagen aren't in our data yet. "Varies": standard on some versions of the trim.

Year by year

Year	Engines	Drive	Fuel economy	Crash rating	Recalls	Owner complaints	Collision warning	CarPlay
2027	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 328 hp	AWD	26 mpg	Not rated	0	0	—	—
2026	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 328 hp	AWD	25 mpg	Not rated	0	4	Standard	—
2025	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 328 hp	AWD	25 mpg	Not rated	1	0	Standard	—
2024	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 315 hp manual available	AWD	23–25 mpg	Not rated	1	12	Standard	—
2023	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 315 hp manual available	AWD	23–26 mpg	Not rated	3	6	Standard	—
2022	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 315 hp manual available	AWD	23–26 mpg	Not rated	5	10	Standard	—
2019	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 220–288 hp manual available	AWD	24–26 mpg	5 of 5	2	6	Standard	—
2018	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 292 hp manual available	AWD	24–25 mpg	5 of 5	4	9	Optional	—
2017	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 292 hp manual available	AWD	25 mpg	5 of 5	6	195	Optional	—
2016	2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 150–292 hp manual available	AWD	25 mpg	5 of 5	4	12	Optional	—
2015	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	AWD	26 mpg	Not rated	12	123	Optional	—

Owner complaints are unverified reports to NHTSA and aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so compare years of the same model: a tall bar marks a year owners had more trouble with. Collision warning: forward collision warning as NHTSA lists it ("Some versions": standard on some). Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Apple.

Every NHTSA-rated version: crash ratings, safety tech, recalls, complaints

Year	Version	Stars	Forward collision warning	Lane departure warning	Recalls	Complaints
2027	VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R 4 DR ICE AWD	Not Rated	No	No	0	0
2026	VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R 4 DR N/A AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	0	4
2025	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	1	0
2024	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	1	12
2023	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	3	6
2022	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	Not Rated	Standard	Standard	5	10
2019	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	5	Standard	Optional	2	6
2018	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	5	Optional	Optional	4	9
2017	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	5	Optional	Optional	6	195
2016	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	5	Optional	Optional	4	12
2015	Volkswagen Golf R 4 DR AWD	Not Rated	Optional	No	12	123

Source: NHTSA.

Every EPA-rated version: engines and combined mpg

Year	EPA model	Engines	Combined
2027	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	26
2026	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	25
2025	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	25
2024	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	23–25
2023	Golf-R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	23–26
2022	Golf-R	Auto (AM7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	23–26
2019	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	24–26
2018	Golf R	Auto (AM-S7), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	24–25
2017	Golf R	Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	25
2016	Golf R	Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo Man 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	25
2015	Golf R	Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 L, Turbo	26

Source: fueleconomy.gov.

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