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P0556 on Volkswagen vehicles

P0556 is named on 25 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021): 369 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Golf / GTI, Jetta, Atlas, Tiguan, Passat and 1 more.

Powertrain 25 model years 369 manufacturer filings

Which Volkswagen model years name P0556

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Model year	Filed under	Bulletins	Owner reports
2019 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	59	—
2019 Volkswagen Jetta	Equipment	32	—
2019 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	30	—
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	26	—
2021 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	24	—
2020 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	24	—
2021 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	23	—
2019 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	18	—
2021 Volkswagen Jetta	Equipment	12	—
2020 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	12	—
2020 Volkswagen Jetta	Equipment	12	—
2020 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	12	—
2018 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	12	—
2017 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	12	—
2018 Volkswagen Atlas	Equipment	11	—
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	9	—
2019 Volkswagen Beetle	Equipment	8	—
2018 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	6	—
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	6	—
2018 Volkswagen Jetta	Equipment	5	—
2017 Volkswagen Jetta	Engine	5	—
2017 Volkswagen Passat	Equipment	5	—
2016 Volkswagen Golf / GTI	Equipment	3	—
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan	Electrical System	2	—
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan	Equipment	1	—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Equipment 190 Electrical System 46 Engine 31 Not specified 16

Volkswagen filings that name P0556

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Volkswagen filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0556. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

VIN4APIN20191021 Service bulletin
2019-10-21 · Unknown Or Other
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states "door warning light" on dash and/or locks, mirrors or window functions inoperative A/C compressor leaking Customer states front wi
VIN4APIN20191023 Service bulletin
2019-10-23 · Unknown Or Other
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states front window(s) noisy during operation A/C compressor leaking Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states the parking brake will not disengage or parking brake erro
VIN4APIN20191028 Service bulletin
2019-10-28 · Equipment
Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P050A Customer states front window(s) noisy during operation A/C compressor leaking Customer states the rear lift gate has rust or corrosion Customer states the parking brake will not disengage or parking brake error/warning light in MFI faults C100C01, C100C07, C100C29 in the ABS mod
VIN4APIN20190611 Service bulletin
2019-06-11 · Equipment
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 MIL-on P0456 Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noise, shutter, binding, or is inoperative. Customer states front windshield is distorted/w
VIN4APIN20190614 Service bulletin
2019-06-14 · Equipment
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states MIL-on Must have one or all of P11AD, P11AE, P11AF Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front window regulator(s) exhibiting noi
VIN4APIN20190617 Service bulletin
2019-06-17 · Equipment
Customer states noise from heat shield Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states MIL-on with P1429 and/or P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P0197 Customer states MIL-on with P0133 Customer states MIL-on with P0116 Customer states MIL-on with P2097 Customer states MIL-on Must have one or all of P11AD, P11AE, P11AF Customer states the sunshade is binding/tearing/separating The front
VIN4APIN20200916 Service bulletin
2020-09-16 · Electrical System
Customer states MIL-on with P0496 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Custom
VIN4APIN20200921 Service bulletin
2020-09-21 · Equipment
Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068
VIN4APIN20201001 Service bulletin
2020-10-01 · Suspension
Customer states oil leak from the engine Customer states MIL-on with P0556 MIL-on P04F0 and/or P0441 Customer states MIL-on with P0111 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states rattle noise from under vehicle Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolt
VIN4APIN20201112 Service bulletin
2020-11-12 · Equipment — Other — Owners/Service/Other Manual
Customer states MIL-on with P0556 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states MIL-on with P0463 P2068 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states MIL-on with Misfire code Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states seat memory inope
VIN4APIN20201120 Service bulletin
2020-11-20 · Engine And Engine Cooling
Customer states MIL-on with P0556 "Customer states MIL-on with P11A1/P11A2/P11A3/P11A4/P11A5/P11A6/P11A7/P11A8/ P11A9/P11AA/P11AB/P11AC/P11AD/P11AE/P11AF/P11B0" Customer states MIL-on with P2421 Customer states MIL-on, HPFP mounting bolts loose/broken Customer states MIL-on with Misfire code Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states seat memory inoperative
VIN4APIN20201201 Service bulletin
2020-12-01 · Equipment
Customer states MIL-on with P0556 Customer states MIL-on with P2421 Customer states MIL-on with Misfire code Customer states clutch pedal makes noise No crank, no start Customer states seat memory inoperative Customer states fuel odor/leak in the rear part of the vehicle (without a punctured fuel tank, hoses or pipes) or difficulty fueling fuel tank or fuel coming back up filler neck

What P0556 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0556 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Volkswagen and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

From here

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0556 a known problem on Volkswagen vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 369 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0556 on 25 Volkswagen model years (2016–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Volkswagen models does P0556 appear on most?

2019 Golf / GTI (59 documents), 2019 Jetta (32 documents), 2019 Atlas (30 documents).

Does P0556 on a Volkswagen mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.