1998 Volkswagen Golf reviews
 | 1.9 TDI 90bhp Czech Republic | 712 words | A love - hate relationship | |
  | | 1.6 UK and Ireland | 435 words | Nice car - shame it's so unreliable |
  | | North America | 389 words | |
| | 1.8T UK and Ireland | 386 words | Decent enough motor - service it yourself! |
|  | North America | 284 words | Handles great while everything falls off of it |
| | 2.0 North America | 283 words | Yes, they are pretty. Don't do it |
|  | 2.0 North America | 260 words | Take care of the exhaust system, and get it in a manual transmission and this car won't fail you |
| | 1.8 North America | 253 words | Good to have because of high gas prices, but bad to drive on the road |
| | 2.0 North America | 222 words | And I switched from a Hyundai for this? |
| | 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 212 words | To over engineered for its own good |
| | 2.0 liter North America | 209 words | Disappointing |
 | | 1.4 Greece | 203 words | |
| | 1.9 GTTDi 110 BHP UK and Ireland | 203 words | Could have been so good - shame |
| | TDI UK and Ireland | 195 words | Goodbye VW hello Toyota |
 | | 2.3 V5 Netherlands | 176 words | Remember the dropping Golf TV commercial, don't try that now! |
| | 1.9 tdi 90 bhp UK and Ireland | 172 words | Refined, economical and gusty TDI |
  | | 1.8 petrol Australia and New Zealand | 161 words | A great drive, but annoying to maintain |
| | 2.0 North America | 156 words | Too slow, handles good, bad winter car |
 | | Mexico | 143 words | |
| | 1.9 turbo diesel UK and Ireland | 137 words | |
| | 1.8 turbo UK and Ireland | 135 words | Fast, luxurious, hot hatch - handling :-( |
| | 1.6 UK and Ireland | 130 words | Well built, but blandness conquers all |
| | 1.9 turbo diesel UK and Ireland | 121 words | I would never buy another! |
| | 1.8 Australia and New Zealand | 116 words | Like the cute naughty kid - seems to get away with the faults cos it knows it's cute |
| | 1.8 turbo petrol UK and Ireland | 115 words | |
| | 1.9 turbo diesel UK and Ireland | 115 words | Fun and economical |
| | 1.8 20v turbo UK and Ireland | 109 words | A big (over priced) disappointment |
| | 2.0 crossflow gas North America | 107 words | A wonderful buy |
| 20 ltr Chile | 106 words | It's a great average car yes theres worse and yes theres better | |
| | 1.9 TDI UK and Ireland | 106 words | A bit pricey to buy, but worth it |
| | 2.0 UK and Ireland | 100 words | Fashion victims beware |
| | 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 95 words | A lovely car to drive, crap build quality |
| | 2.0 UK and Ireland | 91 words | Fast Enough - A Sensible Buy |
| | 1.8 petrol Australia and New Zealand | 80 words | Never, ever again |
 | | 1.3 petrol South Africa | 74 words | |
| | North America | 72 words | Good car, if you have the money |
| | 2.0 petrol Australia and New Zealand | 59 words | |
| | 2.0 North America | 57 words | Solid, sturdy, and totally trouble free |
| | 1.9 diesel UK and Ireland | 55 words | |
| | 1.9 diesel 110BHP UK and Ireland | 53 words | Very good all round car |
| | 1.8T UK and Ireland | 52 words | |
| | 2.0 UK and Ireland | 49 words | Good, but not that good |
| | 2.0 Australia and New Zealand | 49 words | |
| | 1.8 turbo petrol UK and Ireland | 46 words | Luxury hot hatch |
| | North America | 39 words | Performance for an affordable price |
 | | 1.9 TDI 90 Norway | 34 words | |
| | VR6 North America | 33 words | |
| | North America | 31 words | If you must, get a manual |