Why volkswagens are bad

The Passat Saloon is a popular model with a lot to recommend it, especially its reliability, if information from Which?

Of course, if you are thinking about leasing the stylish car as your next model, whether for business or personal use, it could be worth considering a lease with the additional security of a maintenance package to cover any issues that could come up during your time with the car.

Like the look of a new VW Passat? Contact our team and they can help you get behind the wheel of a brand new Volkswagen. The Tiguan is a popular crossover that made its debut in at the LA Motor Show and was added to the Volkswagen range in Now in its second generation, the vehicle has gone through a few changes and in , the German company built its 5 millionth Tiguan, which is something of an achievement in 12 years. All that being said, though, how reliable is the Volkswagen Tiguan?

Will you end up being on first-name terms with your local garage, or will you be seeing them only when you get an annual service? In the survey conducted by ReliabilityIndex, the Volkswagen Tiguan did not place in the top cars, and was, unfortunately, also awarded a less-than-stellar points in their index. Although owners of the Tiguan have experienced a considerable number of issues with everything on the car from the engine The average time that the Tiguan spends off the road in the garage is under 2 hours 30 minutes.

The Tiguan is a crossover with off-road capabilities and therefore it is likely to experience different issues to the other cars already mentioned, so the slightly higher cost of repairs is not unexpected. If you are considering leasing a Tiguan, they are stylish and practical, then adding a maintenance package to your lease would be well worth considering.

Reviews of their comfort and exciting driving experience make this the perfect car for a family jaunt or a long-distance drive to the Lake District. According to Which? The reliability report from the popular consumer website focuses on the second-generation model, first released in , and it is less than favourable. The Volkswagen Tiguan was awarded a decidedly average 3-stars out of the maximum five. However, Which? As with some other manufacturers including Mercedes , analysis of the data received from thousands of consumers showed that when it comes to repairs and performance there was a marked difference between petrol and diesel models.

Fortunately for these owners, none of the issues reported were major, with most of them being for non-engine electrics. The diesel Tiguan has an average number of faults for a young car, and again, the majority of reported issues are non-serious affecting mostly the non-engine electrics. The real difference between the petrol and diesel version is the breakdown rate. Looking to buy, lease or finance a new Volkswagen? Get in touch with our team and they can help. As with many other manufacturers on the market today, including luxury ones such as Volvo and Mercedes, the addition of more in-car technology means that there are more things that can go wrong.

What is important is the number of problems that their various ranges have experienced, and a number of them, from the Passat to the Jetta which is not available in the UK have suffered from faults with their engines. Of course, the modern technology which goes into the cars; infotainment systems, sat-nav, virtual cockpits, is also a source of problems, and these are often the reason why repairs are more costly.

This means that consumer websites can take the information from the customer feedback and come to a conclusion based on this feedback. WarrantyDirect who provides information for the annual ReliabilityIndex report gathers its information from the extended warranties provided to customers. The company uses the information that is gathered when someone makes a claim.

That said, consumer surveys are not without fault. For example, many German cars withheld from including cup-holders for a long time. While this may seem like a minor problem, many drivers did, in fact, take issue with it and this affected their overall satisfaction with the models. This includes the infamous emissions scandal. There is no doubt that being at the centre of this widely-publicised situation lowered customer satisfaction with the brand. Overall, though, consumer reports and surveys are pretty accurate when it comes to reliability as they use a considerable amount of evidence to back up their findings.

If you have any concerns about the possibility that you may be beset with repair costs then you can purchase a maintenance package that will remove any worry you might have as it will cover the cost of repairing issues that might come up during your time with the car. So, is Volkswagen really unreliable?

As with any manufacturer, it depends greatly on the model you choose. However, the company make good cars and consistently score well when it comes to performance, design and overall quality. Perhaps a little bit of unreliability is worth a car that is well built and great to drive.

Need advice from an experienced Vehicle Specialist on what vehicle is right for you? Do you class the Arteon as the same as a Passat? The VW owners 8 I know have electrical quirks a bit more often. However go into the kk range with no mechanical problems with engine or transmission. They all seem to use independent VW mechanics.

They all love the way their cars drive and feel. My sis in law has k on a Jetta loaded version. It has few mechanical failures just electrical. They fix things as they break and change the oil.

Timing belt, plugs, and belts done at k. I had very few problems with any of them. I believe that VW do tend to have more problems, especially electrical, than most other cars. I would guess, but have no reason to support it the average VW owner may well take less care of their cars and cause some of those problems. I have seen a lot of attempts to gather information about average defects, but as someone who spent my professional life working with statistics that none of them were really convincing.

Not that they were unfair, but that they left a lot of room for error in the results. Getting really good data is very difficult. Last The reported differences, IMO really are too small to worry about.

If you want to worry about them I have no objection, nor would I suggest you were foolish. I worked for VW for a number of years and ran across very few people who hated their VWs to the point they would not buy another. Do they have problems? Yes, but so does everyone else. Honda main relays, ignition switches Recall , Honda lighting Recall , Toyota lighting Recall , Subaru headlight wiring, and so on and so on… The surface is not even scratched on this issue.

As to the author of that story, there could be a bit more to that. He states someone needed brakes at 20k miles. You figure? Hard to believe that someone could run the brakes off a car in that short of a time frame so it must be the car. He states a water pump impeller broke.

Again, so what. He states the electric windows failed, one by one. He states that Toyota does the right thing when a problem occurs. ONLY when backed into a corner will they do the right thing. Apparently this guy never read the story about 2 Toyota execs being arrested for conspiring to cover up a ball joint problem. Or the story about the Mitsubishi CEO being arrested for the same.

Or Subaru covering up a steering rack pinion spring to avoid a Recall issuance. Sure they do the right thing. Never change the trans fluid one time, drive it aggressively for 80k miles, and then carp when a problem occurs. Same with a head gasket. Never check anything, ignore a blown fan fuse or whatever, drive it 30 miles with the temp gauge pegged out, and then snivel about a head gasket when it lets go. The bottom line is that for every single problem anyone can pick out on a VW, another car make will have its own unique, and sometimes the same, kind of problem.

She agreed, and I gave her the money. Sure enough, we broke up 6 months later. I soon discovered that the car was more annoying than she was. I quickly pulled over and checked everything, but found nothing wrong. The dealer told me that it might need new updated oil pressure senders, so I replaced both the low and high senders and picked up a VW oil filter.

A few days later, the same thing happened. A mechanic at the dealership told me that the 10W oil was too thin. He suggested 15W Considering everything that has happened in the past decade for Volkswagen , there is probably a lot that can be said about and thought of when it comes to its cars.

As such, here are the most complained about Volkswagen cars according to Carcomplaints. As you can imagine, with great changes come possible issues, which is why there are 1, complaints filed for the Jetta.

Most of the complaints regarding engine failure stem from broken turbos and stalled engines, while the brake issues pertain to failing ABS modules.