Faults:

My passenger front window fell off the track twice; under warranty repairs.

My catalytic converter had to be replace once; under warranty.

General Comments:

The vehicle is very reliable; all repairs have been under warranty or were a factory recall.

The service from VW has been excellent.

The car gets good gas mileage (30/34)

The power of the vehicle is well matched to the size and weight of the vehicle. I have never had a problem passing or maintaining speed in any highway or mountain pass.

Faults:

Console latch broken (16.00 to fix). Glow plugs, harness and relay replaced (225.00 to fix.

Other than normal maintenance (water pump, timing belt and filters) this car is aw-some compaired to my last car (Honda Civic) and way cheaper to repair.

General Comments:

This car is great. I love the feel of a German designed car does feel cheap like my Honda. Will buy VW again.

The diesel engine is the best. With 45mpg helps a lot.

Faults:

My car smells like crayons.

The arm rest latch broke.

The door handles are peeling.

The paint on the exterior is chipping on the hood.

General Comments:

Yeah. My car smells like crayons.

When I tell everyone the make and model of my car, they all reply with "Oooo's" and "Ahhh's," but if they owned one themselves, they might feel differently. I love the look and feel of my car, but I hate waiting for it to warm up in the winter so that it can accelerate at it's normal fast rate.

It has minor problems all around, from chipped paint on the exterior to peeling handles on the interior. That, and it smells like crayons. Weird.

Next time I'll stick with that BMW I was looking at.

Faults:

Catalytic converter needed to be replaced at 25k miles.

Ignition coil needed to be replaced at 48k miles.

General Comments:

I have a 2001 Jetta GLX VR6 and I love my Jetta. This is the second Jetta that I have owned. However, VW says that it is not included in the WG campaign to replace ignition coils for the 2001, 2002, and 2003 VW's and Audi's even though their press release states that my car is included. I had the coil pack replaced at the dealership, but I am still trying to work through a customer advocate to have VW include my car in this recall. My coil is affected, and even though the original press release includes my car, VW doesn't want to pay for the $820 repair.

They are supposed to get back to me within 48 hours with an answer. Unfortunately, it looks like I will have to file a claim in small claims court. Anyone else with a faulty ignition coil for a 2001 Jetta VR6 been left out in the cold?

VW issued a press release about the issue, but has had 2 years to issue an update to this original press release, and has failed to do so. Why is it so difficult for them to honor their own press releases to customers?

Faults:

Almost flawless performance, had the usual trouble with a faulty coil pack during an 800 km trip, but the dealership serviced the car in just 2 hours.

Also, it had bad spark plugs, should have been colder, specially after "chipped".

Typical VW noises and rattles from the doors and sunroof.

General Comments:

Incredible performance from such a small engine, excellent fuel economy when driven within the legal limits, great reliability.

Absolutely thrilled about the car, gorgeous exterior design and very functional and classy interior.

Will trade it until absolutely necessary, or if GTi Mk V prices aren't too steep!

Endless possibilities for tunning and customization.

It's a reliable car as long as you take well care of it (premium gas, correct spark plugs, cooling down the turbo before turnig it off, synthetic oil, etc)

I previously owned a Mk II, this feels a bit heavy and not so agile, but it's almost lag-free ability to accelerate makes it up for the car as a package.