2001 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg review from North America

The BBS rims are corroding. I purchased winter tires and steel rims the first year I owned it which has slowed the corrosion, but it still isn't pretty.

Wiper's stopped working because wiper transmission seized up.

Turn signal kept "clicking" even though the signal lever was in the off position. Had the turn signal switch replaced and just over a year later, same problem.

Vehicle started running very rough on early morning start and I had to have all 4 coil's replaced.

Paint on various interior trim is peeling off and the centre console latch is broken.

Window clips were replaced (under warranty) to prevent glass from falling into the door.

This is a really fun car to drive. The engine is powerful and pulls hard. The transmission shifts nicely with no grinding between gears. Besides the engine and transmission, pretty much everything else about the car is below par quality. The maintenance costs are exhorbitant - it cost me $1000 for a timing belt and water pump replacement at the dealer whereas I only paid $650 for my 1995 Pathfinder for the same job. The car gets pretty good gas mileage on the highway, but uses premium fuel which eats into the savings.