Golf / GTI MkVI reliability -- better stats, ASAP

We've updated our reliability stats for the Golf, Rabbit, and GTI to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Golf diesel: 12, low
2013 GTI: 14, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 40, moderate, small sample size
2012 Golf diesel: 27, low
2012 GTI: 28, low
2011 Golf 2.5: 21, low, very small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 36, moderate
2011 GTI: 40, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 31, low, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 40, moderate
2010 GTI: 50, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 88, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 75, < 1
2012 GTI: 70, < 1
2011 Golf diesel: 69, 1
2011 GTI: 60, < 1
2010 Golf diesel: 71, 3
2010 GTI: 55, < 1

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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Our reliability stats for the Golf and GTI now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Golf diesel: 15, low
2013 GTI: 12, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 26, low, small sample size
2012 Golf diesel: 31, low
2012 GTI: 38, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 18, low, very small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 38, moderate
2011 GTI: 48, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 25, low, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 38, low
2010 GTI: 62, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 86, < 1
2013 GTI: 85, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 71, < 1
2012 GTI: 65, < 1
2011 Golf diesel: 68, < 1
2011 GTI: 59, < 1
2010 Golf diesel: 72, < 1
2010 GTI: 45, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

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We've updated our reliability stats for the Golf and GTI to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014 (making them about 14 months ahead of some others).

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2013 Golf 2.5: 13, low, very small sample size
2013 Golf diesel: 23, low
2013 GTI: 28, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 22, low
2012 Golf diesel: 30, low
2012 GTI: 48, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 31, low, small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 44, moderate
2011 GTI: 55, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 22, low, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 56, moderate
2010 GTI: 55, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 80, < 1
2013 GTI: 77, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 74, 2
2012 GTI: 62, 2
2011 Golf diesel: 62, < 1
2011 GTI: 55, 3
2010 Golf diesel: 58, 2
2010 GTI: 56, < 1

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Just joined true delta

2011 gti. 78k miles. Manual. No issues rock solid. Have owned it since it was 10k miles. 10k mile oil change .

In on this

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Thanks, guys!

We've updated our reliability stats for the Golf and GTI to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 Golf diesel: 31, moderate, small sample size
2013 Golf 2.5: 11, low, very small sample size
2013 Golf diesel: 30, moderate
2013 GTI: 29, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 22, low
2012 Golf diesel: 36, moderate
2012 GTI: 56, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 48, moderate, small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 43, moderate
2011 GTI: 58, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 22, low, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 53, moderate
2010 GTI: 54, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 73, < 1
2013 GTI: 76, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 68, < 1
2012 GTI: 57, 4
2011 Golf diesel: 62, < 1
2011 GTI: 48, < 1
2010 Golf diesel: 64, 4
2010 GTI: 60, < 1

To view the repairs behind these numbers, check the stats for other cars, and sign up to help improve this information (next update in February):

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New stuff this time. We've updated our reliability stats for the Golf, Rabbit, and GTI to include owner experiences through the end of 2014. Plus we've added reliability trends graphs. These indicate how a model's reliability has changed as it has aged, and how different model years performed when the same age.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 Golf diesel: 40, moderate
2013 Golf 2.5: 9, low, small sample size
2013 Golf diesel: 36, moderate
2013 GTI: 25, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 27, low, small sample size
2012 Golf diesel: 39, moderate
2012 GTI: 57, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 34, low, small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 49, moderate
2011 GTI: 56, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 29, low, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 53, moderate
2010 GTI: 49, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 70, < 1
2013 GTI: 74, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 67, < 1
2012 GTI: 59, 2
2011 Golf diesel: 58, < 1
2011 GTI: 55, 3
2010 Golf diesel: 63, < 1
2010 GTI: 59, 2

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For the details, including how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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To view the new graphs, select "reliability trends" in the breadcrumbs at the top of the linked page.

I re-joined and will add my 2011 GTI to the list when the next survey comes out

Fatnslow said:

I re-joined and will add my 2011 GTI to the list when the next survey comes out

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Thanks!

If possible, I'd like to merge your old and new accounts. Just send me an email at my usual address (the one all of the emails are sent from).

We'll have updated stats for the new GTI soon. We didn't yet have enough responses for the 1.8T and TDI, so if more owners could sign up with those it would be especially helpful.

www.truedelta.com/join

Joined and surveyed...

Thanks!

For what it's worth, the survey goes forward quarter by quarter, so no real need to respond when you first join. It's fine to wait until after the end of the quarter, meaning next time in about a month.

We do it this way to eliminate a key source of bias in the typical online survey.

That said, I'm more than a little embarrassed to point out that I mixed up my Golf generations earlier. We have quite a few people signed up for the 2.5 and TDI for the MkVI. I was talking about the new Mk7.

Of course, it's also always helpful to have more of the MkVIs. Very happy to be able to provide such complete stats on these cars, in part because people here have been awesome.

So, how have these cars been doing lately?

Our reliability stats for the GTI now include owner experiences through March 31, 2015. (Others are nearly a year behind.)

In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year ("low" is best):

2014 Golf diesel: 41, moderate
2014 GTI: 59, high, very small sample size
2013 Golf 2.5: 0, low, small sample size
2013 Golf diesel: 34, moderate
2013 GTI: 31, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 35, low
2012 Golf diesel: 41, moderate
2012 GTI: 62, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 34, low, small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 52, moderate
2011 GTI: 59, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 54, moderate, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 52, moderate
2010 GTI: 41, low

Plus, the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 67, < 1
2013 GTI: 72, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 65, 3
2012 GTI: 53, 2
2011 Golf diesel: 60, < 1
2011 GTI: 57, 3
2010 Golf diesel: 57, < 1
2010 GTI: 64, 2

Next updates in August and November. Additional participants always helpful.

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Our reliability stats for the Golf now cover the year ending June 30, 2015. (Others are over a year behind, and so report how these cars were doing when a year younger.)

Repair trips per 100 cars:

2014 Golf diesel: 29, low
2014 GTI: 38, moderate, very small sample size
2013 Golf 2.5: 15, low, small sample size
2013 Golf diesel: 35, moderate
2013 GTI: 30, low
2012 Golf 2.5: 47, moderate
2012 Golf diesel: 34, low
2012 GTI: 56, moderate
2011 Golf 2.5: 26, low, small sample size
2011 Golf diesel: 44, moderate
2011 GTI: 58, moderate
2010 Golf 2.5: 50, moderate, small sample size
2010 Golf diesel: 53, moderate
2010 GTI: 45, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 Golf diesel: 66, < 1
2013 GTI: 70, < 1
2012 Golf diesel: 70, < 1
2012 GTI: 59, < 1
2011 Golf diesel: 68, < 1
2011 GTI: 60, 3
2010 Golf diesel: 58, < 1
2010 GTI: 68, 3

For the descriptions of all reported repairs, results for other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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