Volkswagen Golf
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Build Dates
Jul 2017 - May 2021
On Sale Dates
Jul 2017 - May 2021
Applies To
All FWD Golf 7.5 variants (exc. eGolf)
Vehicle Type
Small Car
Engine/Fuel Type
Petrol / diesel vehicles
Price Bracket
$0 - $65,000
Rating Year/Datestamp
2013
ANCAP Safety Rating
Rating Expires
N/A
The tested model of Volkswagen Golf was introduced in Australia and New Zealand in 2013. This ANCAP safety rating applies to the Golf Mk7.5 which was launched in Australia in July 2017 (vehicles built from February 2017) and applies only to front-wheel-drive variants (all engines and all body styles) including the Golf Wagon. The Golf R and the Alltrack are unrated.
Dual frontal, side chest and side head airbags (curtains) and a driver knee airbag are standard. Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) – City & Interurban, a manual speed limiter and secondary collision avoidance are standard.
A full list of safety features and technologies can be viewed within the Technical Report (see download link).
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