Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle (Triple White PZEV)
Estimated: $39334 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2272
$1091
$954
$864
$773
$5954
Insurance
$1634
$1691
$1750
$1812
$1875
$8762
Fuel
$1500
$1545
$1599
$1663
$1738
$8045
Maintenance
$2763
$1944
$1090
$1012
$2291
$9100
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$686
$686
$686
$686
$686
$1016
Total Ownership Costs
$9832
$7488
$6791
$6831
$8393
$39334
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2480
Displacement CI: 151.338885354
Displacement L: 2.480000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 5
Engine HP: 150
Engine KW: 111.8550
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 2/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7VWXV02.5257.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 2.5 Triple White
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *NLM
2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ON OCCASION, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER , NORTH POINT VOLKSWAGEN, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILS TO OPEN PROPERLY. WHEN THE KEY OR INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE LATCH WAS USED, THE TRUNK OPENED, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY CLOSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRUNK ACTUATOR, STRUTS, AND LOCKS, BUT THE CONTACT STILL CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A FAILURE WITH THE TRUNK. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE'S DOORS WERE AJAR AND THE KEYWAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE DASHBOARD WOULD BECOME HOT AS WELL. THESE FAILURES WOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 17,000.*AK