2000 Volkswagen Jetta review from North America

Many many many engine check lights, for which they want 100-160 just to reset the light and do nothing.

Drink carrier broke immediately, windows drop down into door, always when it rains, clutch disintegrated at 600 miles (I have been driving a clutch for 35 years, it isn't me), rear light out all the time, fuses intermittent, brake pads scored when no misuse -- (I drive the car to the grocery store on weekends. Else use public transport).

Glove compartment, which I never open, broke.

Mirror control on driver door broke. Mirror smashed (that one was my fault) and they want $50 for a piece of glass.

Mudguards rip off all the time.

Battery had to be replaced time and time again, but service mechanic cannot or will not find alternator problem.

Car drives rough, consumes far too much gas.

Headlights replaced several times.

They refuse to fix the temperature light for me though that is a silent recall. Airbag light went off with no deployment.

A New Yorker in front of me braked without warning one day, I touched his bumper, his Buick had not a scratch, not even dust removed from it, my VW front crumpled big time. Tinny feel to everything (and this is a VR6!).

A piece of junk, and my first VW 33 years ago was a Passat and never needed any maintenance whatsoever, did not even consume oil. I hate this car. Am going back to Fords, if they can survive. At least you can buy one without gadgets which break every five minutes.

If they can't engineer a car that works, the universal check engine to make you spend money without repairing anything - and the 50 K they want for a franchise on the $10 microprocessor plus codes it is easy to reverse engineer-is a disgrace. Parts much, much, much too expensive, and cheap as anything-plastic wheel covers, $45? Forget it.

Cheap tinny drive.

Uncomfortable to drive any long distance.

And this is the VR6.