Volkswagen Transporter Common Problems & Reliability | whatbreaks

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used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: mainstream

Fuel: petrol

Transporter Gen 1 (2003-2025)

mainstreampetrol

Running

~£1550/yr

Deprec.

> Top failure modes

[MED]Coil springs~99k mi£100-200

[MED]Ball joints~133k mi£80-180

[LOW]Brake pads~103k mi£80-160

suspension▁▁▂▂▂▃▃▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▆▇▇▇███13.3%

electrical▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▂▃▃▃▄▅▅▆▆▇████8.6%

brakes▁▁▁▂▂▂▂▃▃▃▃▄▄▅▅▆▆▇▇██8.5%

0k100k200k+

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