Are Volkswagen reliable? Common problems and known faults
Whether a used Volkswagen is reliable depends on the model, the engine and the year, so we keep the answer by model. Our database tracks 134 known faults across 10 Volkswagen models on the UK market: what tends to go wrong, at what mileage, and what it costs to put right. Pick yours below.
Volkswagen Golf
60 known faultsVolkswagen Passat
25 known faultsVolkswagen Polo
16 known faultsVolkswagen Transporter
8 known faultsVolkswagen Scirocco
6 known faultsVolkswagen Touran
6 known faultsVolkswagen Caravelle
6 known faultsVolkswagen Eos
3 known faultsVolkswagen Tiguan
2 known faultsVolkswagen Jetta
2 known faultsBefore you go and see it
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