2001 Volkswagen Golf GTi 1.8T review from UK and Ireland
"A very poorly built car with poor after service"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I had 2 coils changed after 10000 miles, apparently this was a problem across the range, which also affected Skoda, Seat and Audi; all the 1.8T engines. The after that I have had 1 lambda sensor changed. 1 EGR Valve changed, Some parts on the injection were changed after a very strange whistling sound was coming from the turbo. Recently I have had 4 more coils changed after the car was misfiring badly once again.
General comments?
This car is easily the worst I have ever had.
The reliability is 0, I have worked out that it breaks down every 3 months without fail.
I bought the car because I thought VW had a good name for reliability, but I am not sure what went wrong with this model.
It looks good and feels comfortable when it is working, but you really do not know what you are going to get when you start the car in the morning and that is not good enough for a car of this age and price.
VW customer service is horrendous, they simply do not care and they are very expensive.
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| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8T Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 39500 miles |
| Previous car | Renault Laguna |
| Date of Entry | 2nd March, 2004 |