Ownership Cost for 2013 Volkswagen Beetle (2.5L PZEV)
Estimated: $38317 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2564
$1231
$1077
$974
$872
$6718
Insurance
$1863
$1928
$1995
$2065
$2137
$9988
Fuel
$1529
$1575
$1630
$1696
$1772
$8202
Maintenance
$1970
$1439
$960
$976
$1926
$7271
Repairs
$677
$863
$978
$1103
$1284
$4905
Taxes & Fees
$833
$833
$833
$833
$833
$1234
Total Ownership Costs
$9436
$7130
$6762
$6891
$8099
$38317
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 2480
Displacement CI: 151.338885354
Displacement L: 2.480000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 5
Engine HP: 170
Engine KW: 126.7690
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2013
Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: CVWXV02.5259
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Speeds: 6
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
BATTERY HAS TO BE JUMPED WHENEVER LEFT FOR 5 DAYS. HAD TESTED AT 39K BUT VW SERVICE SAID WAS FINE. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE UNTIL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 45K AS WOULD NO LONGER START IN MORNINGS. REPORT STATES FAULTY BATTERY AND REPLACED WITH STATELINE (CANNOT AFFORD VW BATTERY WITH ALL THE REPAIRS I'M HAVING TO DO) AT $182.
2013
STEERING
AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMPLETING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT I WAS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE OFF RAMP GOING APPROX. 35 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND A MODERATE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE FRONT END/BRAKES. THE CAR SPUN OUT AND HIT A SIGN THEN A WALL WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR