34 NHTSA owner complaints for the 2002 Volkswagen GTI mention the ignition coil. 9 additional reports concern a related system category and are counted separately. Usable reported mileage (n=26) has a median of 8,098 mi.
Key evidence
Direct mentions
34
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Related-system reports
9
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Reports with usable mileage
26
Median reported mileage
8,098 mi
25th percentile
5,200 mi
75th percentile
19,100 mi
Catalog matches
0
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
Questions people ask
Are 2002 Volkswagen GTI owners reporting ignition coil problems?
34 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the ignition coil.
9 additional reports are coded to a related system category but do not name this part. Those counts are kept separate and are not treated as ignition coil failures.
At what mileage are ignition coil problems reported on the 2002 Volkswagen GTI?
Among 26 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 8,098 mi.
25th percentile 5,200 mi; 75th percentile 19,100 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
What else can cause similar ignition coil symptoms on the 2002 Volkswagen GTI?
Mechanically related parts include camshaft position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, spark plug. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed ignition coil.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
Direct mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.