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Chart based on 116 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
The door windows are the frameless type so upon opening the door the window should drop about 1/2" automatically. The front passenger side window failed to do this. It took VW two tries, ordering two separate parts, to fully resolve this issue. The Takata airbag issue was taken care of as part of the recall.
20000 mi
The nav/backup camera/audio module was freezing in the "Welcom to VW" screen. Sometimes it'd start after 30 minutes of driving, sometimes not. Dealer replacing whole module.
22000 mi
The screen intermittently would not come on even though the sound works. It was just replaced a few months ago. Dealer replacing the entire head unit under extended warranty.
39000 mi
US $100
Backup camera malfunction. Entire infotainment unit replaced.
Battery discharged/wouldn't hold adequate charge, caused numerous intermittent electrical malfunctions in navigation/media system. Eventually car wouldn't start. New battery under warranty fixed problem.
10000 mi
Door handle switch wouldn't lower window when pulled.
14300 mi
Botched repair from previous visit left speaker inop, and unable to actuate door latch from the inside.
12200 mi
Window not lowering correctly.
49000 mi
US $100
Windows wouldn't index when the handle was pulled to open door
The battery had a defective cell which was not allowing the vehicle to hold a charge. We had to jump start the vehicle on a few occasions. Battery was replaced under warranty
21000 mi
The trunk switch had dismantled causing the trunk to not close properly. Also the key fob's unlock button no longer unlocks the trunk as it did when I bought the car. The repair didn't completely fix the problem, however.
Entertainment system right side buttons didn't work. Unit replaced under warranty.
19000 mi
Replaced sensors, multiple engine lights came on
19500 mi
Sensor broke again, this time a different one. Same issue as before
19840 mi
Backup camera stopped working. The wire going to the trunk lid was cracked. Part simply replaced.
66000 mi
US $125
Cabin filter door not closing correctly allowing outside air to enter cabin and interfering with climate control system
29000 mi
Electrical issue related to rear light bulb function. Take about 1 day to fix and order special part.
Had them replace all 4 tire pressure sensors that were giving false readings.
9700 mi
Fogs stopped working because I had changed the VCDS to turn off the DRLs. Resetting the settings via vagcom fixed it.
18000 mi
Tire pressure monitoring sensor went bad. Warning light came on.
35000 mi
TPMS sensor malfunctioning in winter TPMS sensor - they finally agreed to replace under warranty, following previously logged issue
34000 mi
Brake light completely failed as well as touch screen
1000 mi
s/w upgrades
48000 mi
US $30
OEM driver side low beam burnt out. Replaced both with upgraded bulb
56000 mi
alternator replaced
28000 mi
30000 mile service and had a faulty TPMS in one tire. They had to replace that. There was also a software recall that they applied.
78000 mi
Airbag recall
31000 mi
US $2000
GPS/radio unit malfunctioned. The technician attempted to re-flash the firmware of the GPS/radio unit but this was unsuccessful. The entire unit needed to be replaced.
67000 mi
Airbag recall
44000 mi
US $200
Rearview camera stopped working. Diagnosed as loose wires. Mechanic was able to solder wires.
77000 mi
US $180
Check Engine Light came on and then turned itself off 1 day later. No codes found by mechanic. Found low battery, so replaced battery.
105000 mi
US $70
Replace TPMS sensor on one wheel - battery failing
Vehicle drops blue tooth signal at random. Bluetooth
68000 mi
Rear tail light bulb keeps going out or saying not working on dash, Body Control Unit needs to be replaced.
73800 mi
US $95
Replaced BCM / body control module.
15000 mi
US $185
Battery had to be replaced. Also, iPod no longer functioned with radio. I had guessed it was a bad cable, but they said it wasn't and replaced the "box," but that didn't help either. They then called "engineers" at VW, who figured it out.
5000 mi
Right rear brake light went out
14000 mi
Bluetooth module failed.
9300 mi
Motor noise from passenger side rear window. Motor replaced under warranty. Parking brake error message (extremely rare). Brake functions as normal. Dealer claims no error code was logged and could not replicate. No repairs done.
17140 mi
One of the buttons on the RCD-510 radio unit cracked and fell off. Dealer ordered new radio unit under warranty. Replaced RCD-510 unit under warranty.
29760 mi
C $100
A malfunction in the trunk harness caused the trunk to become unopenable. The harness was ordered and replaced under extended warranty.
7000 mi
Bluetooth suddenly failed to sync with phone contacts. Bluetooth did work if the audio only was used with no phone to car features (such as contacts, missed calls, last call, etc.). A new Bluetooth module is on order to fix the problem.
Seat belt warning and buzzer going off even when buckled.
60000 mi
US $50
Replace noisy blower motor
42000 mi
US $180
Battery would not charge or start car, which I found odd for a 3 year old car with less the 50K miles. Turns out the dealer didn't agree, I had to buy a new battery even thought I bought this certified VW from this dealership!
92529 mi
US $12
Low beam light bulb replaced
45500 mi
US $50
also radio was not working after blue tooth phone call. they could not duplicate problem so nothing was done. It's an intermittent issue.
8000 mi
Airbag fault warning
92700 mi
US $400
Wiring harness had to be replaced for rear lights.
98500 mi
US $325
Lost once half of power from battery
16400 mi
bad alternator at 500miles car would not start. never made it out of showroom. new alternator and battery replaced under factory wty.
15000 mi
AC not cold, recharged
13000 mi
Bluetooth incompatibilty with my IPhone. They replaced the sensor.
39000 mi
Needed to install anouther Bluetooth Module
85000 mi
US $235
Replace and check electrical system.
11000 mi
Multiple tailight bulb failures - all bulbs replaced and no problems since.
59000 mi
Both headlights failed within a day of each other. Replacing them in near subzero weather was very difficult Stereo system completely stopped outputting sound. Tuning appeared to be fine, Bluetooth and other media still connected but no sound through speakers. Fixed by hard-rebooting system by holding down power button for approx. 10 seconds.
69000 mi
US $100
Trunk release cable needed to be replaced, faulty connector and ground identified
77000 mi
US $50
Both headlights burned out within weeks of each other. This is the third set of headlights I have put on this car
111400 mi
US $360
AC fan only worked on highest speed. Blower motor resistor needed replacement
34000 mi
Brake lights were out because the sockets had melted.
83080 mi
C $250
No backup camera and dealer found wiring in the trunk lid damaged
Replaced the section of wiring.
22000 mi
trunk latch would automatically unlock when closing trunk. Dealer replaced harness pn 3C8-971-182-E
52500 mi
US $381
Driver side rear brake light burned out. Took more than ten minutes, but maybe because it was my first time.
72600 mi
US $55
Driver's side headlight burned out. Replaced lamps on both sides.
56000 mi
US $50
For the second time, the Dipped Beam light appeared on my dash board. I had lost my Left DRL/Low beam. Then in the same week, also lost my Right DRL/Low beam. Both bulbs burned out. Replaced under CPO warranty w/ $50 deductible
39680 mi
C $25
The outside brake light on the drivers side failed for the second time, it was replaced by the dealer at for a fee. The next week the passenger side outside brake light failed while at a different VW dealership. Replaced without charge.
One headlight out. Searched for headlight replacements(D1S) on eBay. Found brighter bulbs. Got a pair for less($83+S/H) than dealer or parts store price ($98+)
105100 mi
US $30
On Amazon, item below. $30 per pair(2).
Innovited HID Replacement Bulb Bulbs "All Sizes and Colors"-D1S - 8000K
113000 mi
US $1
Rt. Headlight. Previously bought replacements on eBay.
73160 mi
Back-up camera stopped working. Not repaired due to age of car and cost of parts.
climate control went out. would not blow hot air. Replaced under warranty Backup camera failed
30000 mi
A recurring light bulb failure and the $15 we were charged for the first light bulb caused us to inspect the sockets. We determined they were melted enough to cause the problem. The dealer replaced all taillight sockets under warranty
43400 mi
C $98
Check Engine light - Sensor was defective and rear light housing was replaced Took 4 hours to locate sensor issue.
14000 mi
had to have a second brake light installed at my cost. Repair took more than 30 minutes
31500 mi
US $20
Tail light out. Replaced bulb, still went on and off. Replaced socket, same problem. Now replacing wiring harness. Hope it works. Three trips already.
53000 mi
US $20
Replaced headlight
67000 mi
US $300
Windshield wiper fluid motor needed to be replaced
90000 mi
US $560
Tail light wiring harness was bad, had to replace harness and multiple bulbs.
nothing on steering wheel is working: horn, airbag, steering wheel contols.I will get it looked at when i get the oil changed. car continues the streak of not being able to go oil change to oil change without something failing.
60000 mi
US $160
replaced clock spring during 60K maintenance visit. $54 diagnosis fee, $160 parts and labor.
20000 mi
US $10
This was routine 20k maintenance. Every once in a while the bulb went out on the taillight (a warning light on the dash went on), so the filament was replaced. Only cost a few bucks.
30000 mi
30k scheduled maintenance. CEL on and rear left taillight bulb had to be replaced. Had to return a 2nd time as bulb had to be ordered and computer was not available.
10300 mi
Gas tank was showing only 7/8 full on filling to top. Problem diagnosed as faulty sending unit in tank. Part replaced; solved problem. Dealer even filled the tank.
30000 mi
Tail light was third bulb replaced in life of car. Dealer ordering board replacement to prevent repeat.
25000 mi
A tail light was intermittently broken. Shop replaced bulb (and attempted to charge me for it) earlier, but problem returned. They then said there was a tech note about a specific type of bulb that should not be used. Replaced bulb again.
26000 mi
for the second time another tail light went out. Seems like every 5 months a light goes out somewhere.
35000 mi
Went in again for the both rear tail lights out again.
RNS510 FAILED TO BOOT. Dealer recommended replacement.
The problem was with the power supply which I repaired myself for less than £100 as opposed to £1200 for a replacement.
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