Ownership Cost for 2014 Volkswagen GTI (Wolfsburg Edition)
Estimated: $41194 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3386
$1625
$1422
$1287
$1151
$8871
Insurance
$1980
$2049
$2121
$2195
$2272
$10617
Fuel
$1368
$1409
$1459
$1517
$1585
$7338
Maintenance
$1885
$1562
$1088
$1318
$1887
$7740
Repairs
$656
$843
$955
$1080
$1259
$4793
Taxes & Fees
$1239
$1239
$1239
$1239
$1239
$1835
Total Ownership Costs
$10513
$7630
$7225
$7512
$8315
$41194
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 200.00
Engine KW: 149.140000
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: GTI
Model Year: 2014
Other Engine Info: Fuel: GAS (50-St); Federal / California Emission Standard: BIN 3 / PZEV; Emissions Certification Test Group: EADXV02.03PA
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Active - Dr/Pass; Front Air Bag - Dr/Pass; Advanced Front Air Bags; Side Impact Air Bags - Front, Restraint System: Active - Dr/Pass; Front Air Bag - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
AIR BAGS
WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AFTER LEAVING A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED BUTTONS AND LIGHTS (HORN, STEERING WHEEL, ETC) FLICKERED OFF WHEN TURNING. AT THAT POINT, THE BUTTONS FAILED TO WORK UNLESS THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ALMOST TO FULL LOCK CLOCKWISE. IT TOOK ABOUT A DAY OF DRIVING UNTIL THE AIRBAG LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON TELLING ME THERE WAS A FAULT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO A FAULTY AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF PEOPLE REPORTING SIMILAR FAILURES ON VW FORUMS WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEARS. A RESEARCH IN PART NUMBERS SHOW IT'S THE SAME PART NUMBER AND VERSION THROUGH VARIOUS VW MODELS INCLUDING 2006-2013 JETTA, GOLF, GTI, PASSAT, TIGUAN, ETC. MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THOSE CARS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS PART SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAN FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH EVEN IF THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ISN'T ALWAYS ON. *TR