2001 Volkswagen Golf 1.6S review from UK and Ireland
"Complete rubbish from start to finish. Never again"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Had a few minor niggles when brand new, stick indicator switch and alarm work when it felt like. These were fixed OK.
Coil failed at 9000 miles and left me stranded in the middle of Birmingham on night. The car was towed in and sat in the dealers for 4 weeks awaiting parts - along with 3 other Golfs and 5 Passats all at the same dealer. This is a design fault that VW know about and won't recall the car. The dealer has shown me memos from VW on this subject.
Rang VW, but they were not interested and said it would be dealt with under warranty so what was the problem?
Meanwhile I spent a month in a Polo 1.2 courtesy car.
When I got it back the brakes were rusted because it had spent over a month out in the open in winter. The dealer then had to fix the brakes under warranty too.
Nice one!
General comments?
The car is rubbish.
The service is rubbish.
The dealers are hopeless.
Volkswagen the company don't care once the car is sold.
I thought my Alfa was bad for reliability, but at least it got fixed quickly.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 15000 miles |
| Previous car | Alfa Romeo 147 |
| Date of Entry | 12th February, 2003 |