1988 Volkswagen Golf reviews
  |  | 16 UK and Ireland | 370 words | Solid, and sometimes reliable motoring from V.W. |
| | 1.3 4 Speed 8v UK and Ireland | 351 words | GTI 16v Lookalike GREAT! |
| | 1.3 petrol UK and Ireland | 347 words | Nothing of this age comes close |
  | | 1.8L North America | 270 words | Yet another satisfied VW customer |
| | 1.3 petrol UK and Ireland | 243 words | Reliable if not the most fuel efficient |
| | 1.6 diesel UK and Ireland | 232 words | Will it ever die? |
 | | 1.6 diesel Belgium | 229 words | Great German quality built car for all purpose |
| | 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 227 words | Cheap to run, easy to fix, treat it well and it repays you |
| | 1.8 16v UK and Ireland | 186 words | A driving pleasure - if looked after |
| | 1.8 - 8v UK and Ireland | 143 words | Fantastic, buy one whilst you can still find a good example |
| | 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 136 words | Solid, reliable motoring |
| | 1.8 8v North America | 118 words | Sporty, excellent value |
| | Automatic North America | 115 words | A reliable little tank |
| | 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 108 words | |
| | 1.6 UK and Ireland | 105 words | An affordable, fast and reliable car |
| | 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 104 words | Great fun, reliability and value - puts a smile on my face every time! |
|  | 1.8 North America | 101 words | This is a pretty good car and my 8th VW |
| | 1.8 UK and Ireland | 98 words | An excellent, cheap performance car - how hot hatches should be built! |
 | | 1.9 turbo diesel intercooler Portugal | 90 words | It's a very good car! |
| | 1.3 petrol UK and Ireland | 88 words | Nice economic run-a-round |
| | 1.8 UK and Ireland | 84 words | Classic Hot Hatch |
| | North America | 78 words | A fun, reliable car at great cost |
| | 1.8 Digifant UK and Ireland | 77 words | |
| | 1.3 UK and Ireland | 72 words | A good car for young drivers |
| | 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 51 words | |
| | 1.8 UK and Ireland | 42 words | Now a very cheap sporty car |
| | 1.3 petrol UK and Ireland | 37 words | |
| | 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 34 words | Solid, dependable workhorse |