2007 Volkswagen Beetle from North America - Comments

Brand new, so nothing. Will give updates as I put more miles on.

This is a great car. The 5 cylinder has plenty of power and the handling is better than similar cars. The design is a classic, very unique; cuts into the rear headroom a little, but whatever. My only slight problem with the car is that I wish it handled better. (It handles well, but I am looking for more) Maybe I will upgrade suspension later on. I know VW has had some reliability problems in the past, but I honestly think that these redesigns will be Volkswagen's savior.

Hello, How are you enjoying your new beetle. I would like to purchase the convertible model next fall, but I am just trying to make sure that this is a reliable car. Thanks.

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The is at about 13000 miles. No major problems. Two things I should point out:

1.Power windows will ocassionaly roll all the way down when I roll them up for some reason.

2. It does have a squeak/rattle or two.

Both of these showed up relatively at the same time, other than that I have really enjoyed this. I get a combined mpg of about 31, and that includes a gas-eating hill (3 miles) up to my house. I still highly recommend this car.

We own a 2007 Beetle Convertible, and yes it's fun to drive, handles well, and surprisingly, it rides as good as our Yukon with Michelin's AND autoride! But I do have to knock on it a little bit, this car had 25 miles on it when we bought it and at about 100 miles, the convertible latch just broke! (It wouldn't stay latched) Then at maybe 700 miles the driver window would be rolling up then just roll back down!(Luckily the dealer was able to fix these problems). From the day we bought it, the car has smelled like anti-freeze when you turn on the heat, and the dealer can't do anything about it. I don't know if all the VW's are like this, but when you go to press the gas, it acts like it has to think about it before it takes off. (Strange, but you understand) The car gets good MPG's but not what I thought it would be, maybe 24 around town, running an average speed of 45, but on the plus side, it costs only $48.00 to fill up opposed to our Yukon that costs $100.00 to fill up. In my opinion, if you want a cute car and don't care how reliable it is, this one is PERFECT! But if you want cute AND reliable, I'd look for something else.

I could be wrong, but I think that slight hesitation when you press on the accelerator is from the PZEV characteristic of the engine.

I hope these new ones do not have the same window issues of the older versions. It cost roughly $800 to repair a window regulator when it fails. It is a pulley and wire design that is expensive and man-hour intensive to repair. In addition, the older ones had electrical issues with lights, A/C and other components.

I own a 2007 new Beetle. The driver's window is broken. I've taken it to the dealers several times and they tell me it's my fault because I don't clean out the window track. I try but it never works. My headlights also don't work on low beams. I haven't taken it to VW yet, but I will soon. The heater doesn't put out heat on idle now too. It's beginning to be too many problems for such a car.

I own a 2003 Beetle with approximately 70,000 miles on it. Windows and everything else have worked great for the longest time. No maintenance issues at all. However at the 70k mark, the heater now squeals when you turn it on (unsure why still), the engine that used to run so quietly I'd forget it was on now is quite audible and slightly sick sounding. Other than that, a highly reliable vehicle, and a lot of fun to drive.

Oh, and for the sluggishness that you read about above, nonexistent on a turbo version. My car takes off like a racehorse, even now.

Original Poster: Just got to the 35,000 mark. Still operating without fault. The window stills rolls down once in awhile when I try to roll it up. I must say though that I do not hear the sqeaks and rattles anymore, unless it is extremely rough pavement. Happy motoring.

I bought a 2007 Beetle, and it works great! I have had no problems. All in all, it's an excellent little car that is very reliable. One tiny problem I have had with it is that the window sometimes rolls up when I roll it down. But besides that, it is a good car. I would recommend it, and even buy one again.

I got this car and it is horrible! Bad gas mileage, not reliable. It left me stranded, and the motor and windows are always doing something weird. Don't buy this car!!!