The 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 329,520 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK ADJACENT TO A SEAM WELD IN THE REAR OF THE TANK.
FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CRACKED FUEL TANK WHICH COULDCATCH FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
CHECK VEHICLE WITH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED TOOL FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FUEL TANK CRACK, AND REPLACE FUEL TANK IF DEFECT IS FOUND.
FUEL PUMP, LOCATED INSIDE FUEL TANK, COULD SEIZE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FINE MESH FUEL FILTER RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW.
FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE WOULD BE PARTIALLY INTERRUPTED,RESULTING IN STALLING.
INSTALL A MODIFIED FUEL PUMP AND FILTER.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“My car began leaking gas recently. When I looked under the car I could see (and I have witnesses) that gas is running down the side of the gas tank when I fill the tank up. I found out from speaking to scirocco owners online that many experienced the same problem, and showed me the recall on the…”
“I own 2 1987 vw sciroccos, both have had sudden and catostrophic transmission failure which completly destroyed the transmissions, both locked up on the road and nearly caused horrific accidents. This problem exists in several models with this type of transmission and has been ignored by vw and…”
“I own 2 1987 vw sciroccos, both have had sudden and catostrophic transmission failure which completly destroyed the transmissions, both locked up on the road and nearly caused horrific accidents. This problem exists in several models with this type of transmission and has been ignored by vw and…”
“I own 2 1987 vw sciroccos, both have had sudden and catostrophic transmission failure which completly destroyed the transmissions, both locked up on the road and nearly caused horrific accidents. This problem exists in several models with this type of transmission and has been ignored by vw and…”
“I own 2 1987 vw sciroccos, both have had sudden and catostrophic transmission failure which completly destroyed the transmissions, both locked up on the road and nearly caused horrific accidents. This problem exists in several models with this type of transmission and has been ignored by vw and…”
“Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component prior to notice (91v-201), dealer refused repair and consumer had to go to other repair shop to remedy leakage. *mjs”
“No summary”
“No summary. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.