Eighth generation (Mk8) · Mk8 · 2022–present
2022Volkswagen Golf
In the US the Mk8 is sold only as the GTI and Golf R performance hatchbacks — the base Golf is not offered. More digital and more powerful, it continues the hot-hatch lineage. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk8" / VW media — US Mk8 GTI & Golf R from MY2022.
Photo: “2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI in Oryx White Pearl, Front Left, 04-24-2022.jpg” by Elise240SX / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
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What do you need to know?
This page covers the whole 2022 Volkswagen Golf model year. Choose your task first; exact trims and engines are separated where the factory offered different versions.
Complete, source-verified lineup
Find your exact 2022 Golf
Start with a family, body style, or engine. Every card opens the facts and maintenance information for that factory version.
Verified complete for the U.S.-marketHow this lineup was verified
We checked this U.S.-market lineup against period sources for factory Golf, GTI, Golf R, transmission, and cited special-edition combinations represented by the exact-year records. Every version shown below has its own detail page.
Verified 2026-09-01 from Volkswagen of America — 2022 Golf GTI Order Guide, Volkswagen of America — 2022 Golf R Order Guide.
Golf GTI S Manual
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Golf GTI S DSG
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 7-speed DSG automatic with Tiptronic
- Built
- Regular production
Golf GTI SE Manual
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Golf GTI SE DSG
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 7-speed DSG automatic with Tiptronic
- Built
- Regular production
Golf GTI Autobahn Manual
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Golf GTI Autobahn DSG
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 7-speed DSG automatic with Tiptronic
- Built
- Regular production
Golf R Manual
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Built
- Regular production
Golf R DSG
- Body
- Five-door hatchback
- Engine
- 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder
- Gearbox
- 7-speed DSG automatic with Tiptronic
- Built
- Regular production
No factory configuration matches those filters.
The 2022 model year
Overview
With the eighth-generation Golf (Mk8), Volkswagen sells only the performance models in the US — the GTI and the Golf R — having dropped the base Golf hatchback from the North American lineup after the Mk7. The Mk8 is more digital inside and more powerful, continuing the hot-hatch lineage the Golf created. // Source: Wikipedia "Volkswagen Golf Mk8" / VW media — US Mk8 GTI & Golf R from MY2022 (Wolfsburg-built).
Specifications
- Body styles
- Hatchback
Year over year
What changed
- US Mk8 offered only as the GTI and Golf R; no base Golf.
- A more digital cabin and more powerful performance variants.
Worth knowing
Notable
- The base Golf left the US market; the GTI and R carry the nameplate.
Living with it
Reliability & ownership notes
- A current-generation car; early-build infotainment/software updates are the main documented owner topic.
Maintenance & service parts
Keep your 2022 Golf on the road
Start with the service interval, then match the engine or exact version you own. Order links appear only when a catalog-backed part number is available, and every listing still needs a fitment check.
Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 2022 Volkswagen Golf. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 7
- Factory intervals
- 7
- Fitment-scoped
- 7
- Exact references
- 1
Before orderingIdentify your engine, options and build date.Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.
Engine oil and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 1 — Minor Maintenance · checked
Engine air-filter element
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Dust and pollen filter
Exact reference available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Golf-family cataloged cabin-filter fitment
WIX lists WP10159 for the applicable Golf, GTI, and Golf R rows; this establishes replacement-filter fitment, not a service interval.
Source: WIX Filters — WP10159 application catalog · Volkswagen GTI 2022–2027 and Golf R 2015–2023 2.0L application rows · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentWIX WP10159
Qty. 1 · Passenger-compartment air-filter panel · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the applicable 2022 U.S. Golf-family model; confirm VIN and installed filter before ordering.
Catalog: WIX Filters — WP10159 application catalog · Volkswagen GTI 2022–2027 and Golf R 2015–2023 2.0L application rows · checked
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Brake and clutch fluid
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
Seven-speed DSG fluid and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
AWD clutch fluid
Sourced interval available
Source: Volkswagen of America — 2022 VW Maintenance Schedule, gasoline vehicles · PDF page 2 — Additional Maintenance Items · checked
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