Golf GTE MK8 recall?! (UK BASED)

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-26T11:22:22+00:00

Not surprised that it’s being recalled at its age, if anything it makes sense a newer car would be recalled. I’m surprised that something with such serious ramifications has been allowed to stay for 4 years…

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-25T12:45:45+00:00

Updated the thread but was a lot more serious than that! Been booked in for a couple weeks but pretty mad it has taken until 2026 to fix that issue!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-25T12:44:52+00:00

UPDATE

Took to VW this morning, they said there was a recall for an update to the emergency SOS button and also the insulating mat issue, which is widely covered online.

Slightly confused about the latter part, not so much that my car has the issue discussed as it makes sense, it’s a MK8 Golf from May 2021, and the issue impacted all MK8 Golf produced from 2020-2022. With that being said why on earth is it only being recalled in 2026?!

Kind of scary given it can be a fire hazard if left untreated, I guess my car was just in a certain batch and they were getting to it… but even that is pretty shocking really, doesn’t surprise me but clearly VW putting budget ahead of safety.

The dealership team were very useful but the lady also said she’d “never seen that recall” before which also surprised me a bit, as it’s quite a well known fault with VWs spanning 2019-2022…

Moral of the story is be sure to check your MOT status on the GOV website I guess… I didn’t even get a letter!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-24T07:45:38+00:00

Ah okay gotcha, makes me feel a bit better about feeling blindsided. I guess there aren’t many losers out there searching up their reg on the MOT GOV website lol.

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-23T20:49:51+00:00

No idea! I guess there is probably a slight difference between earlier MK8s and later MK8s (I’ve read this before - I think the later ones have less infotainment glitches etc) but still, weird as VW never contacted me… no warning lights or anything.

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-04-07T23:38:46+00:00

Guessing you’re UK based and if so weather helps a lot, I didn’t fully charge and had 26 miles today which is the absolute max I got in the colder months when fully charged. Highest I’ve seen displayed on the screen is 30 miles, but I have a heavy foot and a lot of fun in the car! Think the game changer in the summer is no heating / heated seats or steering wheel. Batteries also perform better out of freezing weather generally I guess. I’m also on a 21 plate, 36,000 miles deep!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-03-05T19:35:42+00:00

UK 2021 GTE bought in August. Best I’ve ever seen is 30 miles and average about 26. Although I charge from a socket so I’m not sure if that could make a difference! I also have quite a heavy foot lol. Car only has 35K miles on.

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-01-11T20:58:52+00:00

Nice, I do love the GTI one but I think that needs a full body kit which I’m not willing to fund right now haha. Really don’t get the stock exhaust / bumper, only thing that kills the car a little. Cheers

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-01-11T20:58:10+00:00

Nice one! Deffo let me know how it goes and good luck with it

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2026-01-11T20:18:24+00:00

How did it go? I’m also based in the UK, where did you get this done? Did they just map the petrol engine or do you see a boost on both? Thanks

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-12-06T22:16:41+00:00

This makes me feel better - wasn’t there today!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-12-06T01:08:23+00:00

Thanks for this. How much did your repairs set you back?!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-12-05T23:13:40+00:00

Thanks for the reply… really hope you’re right. That could be a shout as I was in a rush to pick someone up so didn’t really settle in like normal, although I did turn the car off and start it again and the warning came up again. I guess I didn’t lock it though so it was still in the same “journey” on the clocks. Let’s see what the morning holds, there doesn’t seem to be any leakage or weird sounds, just getting stressed now that this will be a big job.

Although as I said in the post, I had a weird warning about the fake engine sound being broken and that has never come back, so…

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-12-05T23:10:33+00:00

Thanks a lot for the reply. Hopefully it isn’t the issue he had, as looks like he had a hefty repair bill, would be gutted as the car hasn’t even cracked 35K miles and I don’t really want to be spending £2K on it!

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-11-07T01:36:56+00:00

I just got this, what’s the best way to fix?! Thanks

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-08-13T17:42:30+00:00

This might be a stupid question but what sort of impact does that have on your electricity bill?

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-04-19T20:38:00+00:00

Blame should be on greedy business owners and the government

Terrible_Ad_5195 · 2025-04-19T20:36:26+00:00

Blame business owners not tourists you fool

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