2001 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 review from UK and Ireland

Electric window fell down and would not come up twice because the clips broke. This is a common problem with the Golf I am told.

Heavy fuel consumption (~28 mpg). Dealer said I was driving it hard, but this is on the motorway also.

Also uses a lot of oil.

Pulls to the left all the time. Dealer has tried to fix 3 times, but failed.

CD player broke

Paintwork chips easily on the front

Cold start temperature probe went

Fuel injection recalibrated

Remote locking works intermittently and have to be very close to the car

Rear dampers needed replacing due to leaks

Rattles from drivers door caused by loose locks.

Great on the motorway, but goes a bit pear shaped on twisty roads. Poor handling really.

Very comfortable, but heater is a bit weak and demisting poor without the air con.

Not very good build quality although it looked great at first. Primeras are built much better.

Very disappointed with the reliability although all problems fixed under warranty.

Dealers very poor and don't really care. Service and parts very expensive.

Going to get rid of it soon because I am fed up with it.

Expensive car for very below average performance and reliability.