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VolkswagenGolf Mk2

1983–1992 Germany C-segment 10 production years
Production1983–1992
Recorded originGermany
ClassC-segment
Also known asGolf C
Background

The Volkswagen Golf Mk2 is a hatchback, the second generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk1. It was Volkswagen's highest volume seller from 1983 and ended (German) production in late 1992, to be replaced by the Volkswagen Golf Mk3. The Mk2 was larger than the Mk1; its wheelbase grew slightly, as did exterior dimensions. Weight was up accordingly by about 120 kg (260 lb). Exterior design, developed in-house by VW design director Schäfer, kept the general lines of its Giugiaro-designed predecessor, but was slightly more rounded. All told, about 6.3 million second-generation Golfs were built.

Text adapted from “Volkswagen Golf Mk2” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1983–1992; 1985–1992

Discrete sourced production/model years; omitted years are intentional gaps, not an implied continuous run.

Wikipedia infobox ↗10 years