Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen Golf (2.5L PZEV)
Estimated: $39550 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2381
$1143
$1000
$905
$810
$6239
Insurance
$1736
$1797
$1860
$1925
$1992
$9310
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2702
$1705
$1025
$973
$2263
$8668
Repairs
$955
$1118
$1275
$1394
$1603
$6345
Taxes & Fees
$739
$739
$739
$739
$739
$1095
Total Ownership Costs
$9986
$7363
$6836
$6897
$8468
$39550
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: 4
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: Golf
Model Year: 2010
Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: AVWXV02.5259
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CONSUMES ENGINE OIL AT A RATE THAT LEAVES THE RESEVOIR EMPTY BEFORE IT WOULD BE REFILLED DURING AN OIL CHANGE (ALL THE OIL IS CONSUMED WITHIN 5000 MILES, THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVAL). VOLKSWAGEN MAINTAINS A POLICY THAT USING ONE QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES IS NORMAL FOR A 'MODERN ENGINE,' AND REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLES WHO DO NOT MEET THE CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENT. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY TO AFFECT A NUMBER OF THE 2.0L ENGINES ON THEIR GOLF AND JETTA MODELS, WITH THE CAUSE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO PISTON RINGS BEING INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. REINSTALLATION OF THE RINGS IS THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALERS ARE RELUCTANT TO EVEN PERFORM THE CONSUMPTION TESTS ON SUSPECT VEHICLES, MUCH LESS PERFORM THE REPAIRS. FURTHERMORE, THEY FALSIFY FINDINGS WHEN REPORTING TO THE CUSTOMER, UNDERESTIMATING OIL CONSUMPTION.
2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON MY 2010 VW GOLF TDI WHILE DRIVING. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SHUT OFF IN AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR THEN HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP DAMAGED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM ONCE IT FAILED. THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DO IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR