1999 Volkswagen Jetta LX review from North America
"Buy with caution. 50 mpg comes at a price"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
O2 Sensor (replaced by recall).
Luckily nothing else (except by an accident).
Lots of little rattles & a very noticeable amount of cloth appointment wear.
General comments?
I have had great luck with things breaking - they haven't.
But service is very expensive. Not only are regular oil changes upwards of 80 (only synthetic allowed), but my 40000 was almost 700. That seems like a crazy high number for 'scheduled service'.
Also, I was in an accident that hit the right front of my car. 7 weeks being repaired (& the total cost was only $3500 so you can tell it wasn't that major). My shop could not get parts to fix it. Apparently VW doesn't sell enough of them to keep all the little TDI specific parts in stock.
Now I live in CA where they don't even sell them- so they have absolutely nothing in stock & they seem to hardly know what they're doing..
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 40800 miles |
| Most recent distance | 40300 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Corolla |
| Date of Entry | 29th April, 2002 |