2005 Volkswagen Golf

NHTSA Crash Test Number 5553: Photos, Videos, and Safety Context

Crash test summary
2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLFVOLKSWAGEN logo

30 MPH FMVSS 301R - 2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

Primary finding: IMPACTOR INTO VEHICLE

This page collects the locally hosted NHTSA crash-test media for test number 5553 and connects it back to the parent vehicle research page.

ManufacturerKnown WMI(s)Media inventory
Volkswagen AgWVW 1VW 9BW WV1 WV2 3VW WVW 9BW WV2 WV3 WVG WVG 8 videos, 24 photos, 2 reports

Overall safety rating across official safety tests: Not Rated

Latest official crash-test media available: 2026 model year media · Safety ratings last refreshed: 2026 model year coverage

Crash-test video gallery

Locally hosted NHTSA crash-test videos for 2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF with direct watch pages and video metadata.

Camera 1 · Post-Doc

1:29 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 167.4 MB

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Camera 2 · Pre-Doc

1:22 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 77.0 MB

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Camera 3 · Camera View-02

0:11 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 36.7 MB

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Camera 4 · Camera View-03

0:11 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 36.7 MB

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Camera 5 · Camera View-04

0:11 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 36.7 MB

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Camera 6 · Camera View-05

0:10 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 33.1 MB

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Camera 7 · Camera View-06

0:11 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 36.7 MB

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Camera 8 · Camera View-07

0:11 · 720 x 480 · MSVIDEO · 36.7 MB

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Crash-test photo gallery

Crash-test image set for test 5553 with direct access to the original hosted photos.

2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 1

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 2

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 3

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 8

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 12

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 20

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 21

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 22

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 23

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2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF crash image 24

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Reports and related research

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