Volkswagen GOLF Mk7 (2012-2020) Reliability & Common Problems | WhatBreaks

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GOLF Mk7 (2012-2020)

mainstreampetrol48 mpgins. grp 18110-220 bhp0-60: 8.5s

Running

~£1724/yr

Deprec.

> Typical values (~10yr old)

Low mi (63k)£7.5k

Avg mi (90k)£6.9k

High mi (126k)£5.4k

> Top failure modes

[HIGH]Water pump~60k mi£300-550

[HIGH]EGR cooler~85k mi£400-800

[MED]Turbo actuator~70k mi£250-500

[CRIT]DSG mechatronic~80k mi£1000-2200

tyres▁▃▄▅▆▆▆▇▇███▇▇█▆▆▇▇▆▄6.8%

brakes▁▁▂▃▄▄▄▅▅▆▆▆▆▇▆▆▇▆█▇▅2.8%

suspension▁▁▁▂▂▂▃▄▅▆▆▆▆▆▇▆▇▆▅██2.6%

0k100k200k+

Reliability factor: 0.90

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