VW Golf VI: reliability issues ? real or not ?

[vwlovr]

Hi there,
I am a VW lover and am about to purchase the 118TSi w/ DSG.
When I saw the specs of the engine (1.4L delivering such power & torque) I immediately fell in love... until now...

I have been checking a few websites to find out what people think about the new Golf VI. I was really disappointed by the comments made on this website:
http://www.caradvice.com.au/51594/vo...iew-road-test/

People complain about NOISE and would also point the finger at the 1.4L engine which would be too "stressed out" by the Turdo and Supercharge.

Here is what they say:
"I am not worried so much about the noise, although I do find it extremely loud and annoying, but what the noise is coming from – it is a noise of friction (engagement) so it is definitely a wearing noise."

"Generally good cars, just don’t know if it last as long as it looks."

"Check out the previous reviews on this same site for a listen to all the unhappy owners who bought a quiet car, which is now noisely chirping! Not good VW, considering this issue hase been around in the Gen V GT TSI engines!"

Does anyone have the same issues ?
Would I be better of buying an Audi A3 knowing that it has been around for longer and most issues fixed ?
Shall I trust VW to efficiently fix the known issues ?

What are you thoughts ?

[pologti18t]

Don't buy one.... They are obviously unreliable buckets of rubbish judging by those expert opinions

[Brendan_A]

Yeah, if your that worried don't buy one! Evey car manufactures have issues.

[coastie]

The problem with complaints is that the people who are really happy with their vehicle don't have the time to be writing on forums, they are out driving it around and generally enjoying the great vehicle.

Do yourself a favour and search on here for the information you are after. There are a few problems, two threads I have started as well as some other peoples. But nothing that can't be resolved.

[GolfAtom]

One of the reasons you hear the supercharger/water pump chirp is because the car is so quiet! With the all windows turned up I don't hear it on mine. The DSG gearbox takes getting use to; if you treat it like a normal automatic gearbox, you will be tearing your hair out but if you think of it as an automated manual (which it is) you will be rewarded. In my opinion, the Golf offers a much more refined ride than the other in it's class.

Take a ride in one and you will be hooked.

[Transporter]

The write-ups like that have something positive in them for us.

The potential to shorten waiting time for a new VW car.

I learned not to listen the sites like caradvice.com too much and it works for me.

[nicandlance]

I love my tsi! It's quiet, zippy, handles well (with a sport pack)... couldn't fault it - and I am pedantic when it comes to cars. There are no rattles, no weird noises - just lots of fun! Whether it remains that way (after being hammered by hail) is another thing

[Transporter]

I love my tsi! It's quiet, zippy, handles well (with a sport pack)... couldn't fault it - and I am pedantic when it comes to cars. There are no rattles, no weird noises - just lots of fun! Whether it remains that way (after being hammered by hail) is another thing

Yep, the same here we have 3 VW in family and we are all happy with them, soon be replacing our 1999 Subaru Forester (my wife's car) with Tiguan.

[Transporter]

Whether it remains that way (after being hammered by hail) is another thing

Maybe it would be worthwhile to ask your insurer, if they would replace the roof? If yes, I would be asking how they weld the roof in, since I don’t think that there is a laser-welding machine in Australia. The roof most likely be spot welded; and here I would have a problem with it, since the original strength of the roof and whole safety cell will be lost and I bought the Golf for the safety!

[nicandlance]

Maybe it would be worthwhile to ask your insurer, if they would replace the roof? If yes, I would be asking how they weld the roof in, since I don’t think that there is a laser-welding machine in Australia. The roof most likely be spot welded; and here I would have a problem with it, since the original strength of the roof and whole safety cell will be lost and I bought the Golf for the safety!

Noted..... and thanks, I will add that to my list of questions for Sunday. Maybe if this is the case, I might stand a chance of having it written off. Here's hoping!

[mfl]

The air-conditioner on my GTI died about a week after I got the car, some rear trim wasn't fitted properly and there are rattles in the front doors that come and go.

The a/c and rear trim were fixed quickly, but that has not made me think that the car is unreliable, - it has run faultlessly since. Compared to the Holdens I have owned/driven I very happy with the quality of the car, it certainly a few steps above the quality of the Holdens. Used to be on a first name basis with the Holden Service manager, because of the amount of times my cars were in for warranty repairs.

Drove a loan 90TSI with DSG for a day, it had about 5000km on it, no squeaks and rattles, everything worked, the DSG was great in traffic and the car felt stable and secure, being loan car it would not have had the easiest life.

You can always be unlucky and get a lemon........ I have also read the stories on the other forums, but they have not changed by mind, regarding the reliability of the mk6.

[GoLfMan]

I've said it before in some of the other threads, but I'll say it again.

It is a MASS manufactured product, there are literally thousands of separate components on these cars made by external manufacturers and VW itself. When you're producing such large quantities of product, no matter HOW stringent the quality checks are, bad ones will get through.

Drive it and enjoy it, if something goes pop, deal with it then! VW would not have put an engine they didn't believe in on the market, the bad press and loss of customer base would not be worth it.

[pologti18t]

I've said it before in some of the other threads, but I'll say it again.

It is a MASS manufactured product, there are literally thousands of separate components on these cars made by external manufacturers and VW itself. When you're producing such large quantities of product, no matter HOW stringent the quality checks are, bad ones will get through.

There was some article that stated the car is the most complicated mass produced item a person will own. Some have upto 20000 components. Even with a minute compenent failure rate (ie 0.025%) you are still looking at 5 components that may fail!

[PassatB6]

There's long time VW buyers and then there's a second group of Subaru/Toyota type people looking to take the next nervous step up. They have a fear of Euro cars costing them a bucket load and though they want something a little classier than the norm and they don't have huge amounts of money to spend.

These people usually get frightened at the first sign of a problem and return to Subaru or Toyota where they feel safe again. Eg a squeak

The stats show that Golfs are above average in the reliability stakes. If you want high reliability go older tech. ie most Japanese brands and Skoda which gets most technology after its been sorted in VWs.

Yes there is a squeak in some Golfs. Would it really stop you from buying the World COTY?

[Mk6 Golf]

World Car of the Year!

For those that don't know, or are unable to Google the acronym, COTY stands for "Car of the Year".

In 2009, the new 6th generation Volkswagen Golf won the World Car of the Year award!.



My two bobs worth: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt an unreliable, faulty, problematic car would even get on the short list, let alone win, so Volkswagen's new Mk6 Golf is more than fantastic, it's just down right god-like!! The whole package is great. Plus, even if the odd problem does get past the extremely tight Quality Assurance process, then there's still no need to panic; the 3 year warranty will be there to protect you, or 6 years if you go extended. Finally, who do you trust more, a few people posting comments on websites (even this forum), or an international judging panel of car experts. Me, well, I say the latter!