Faults:

Airbag warning light comes on after moving the seat.

Coolant blue warning light flashes and stays on sometimes when the engine is fully warmed up.

When turning the engine back on after it's warm, it stumbles a little before idling properly.

Front windows rattle when the roof is down.

General Comments:

This is our second Beetle; great fun all round. The first had reliability issues such as the above, plus more, so we bought this one, which has lots of extras such as alloys, cruise, leather, fogs etc... For a 1.6 it moves well. Very quiet in the normal VW way, feels very solid.

It's a shame VW can't build something that isn't plagued with silly issues such as airbag warning lights coming on when moving the seat - same with the other car, but it also had more serious faults. For a car with 31,000 miles, this is inexcusable. Buy Japanese for reliability.

Faults:

Nothing at all has gone wrong, as is expected from a Volkswagen.

General Comments:

It is quick, makes a great noise and drives superbly.

When you drive it people look at it, it doesn't just look good its excellent underneath also.

The rear space is o.k, but it isn't designed for a family's everyday car.

I also drive a larger car for family trips etc. but the Beetle is good for driving around town, but the 2.0 engine can easily cope on a motorway.

The only downside is that the visibility is poor, the ends of the car cannot be seen and it has the biggest dashboard I have ever seen.