2009 vw golf gti advice
By mohammed208 •
Hello everyone. I need some advices from someone who experienced a vw golf gti mk5 or fifth generation. I found one with very low mileage, but the year is 2009, I'm asking if the year effects the reliability of the car or not, second I'm asking about the reliability of the car in general, the mileage is under 50k
Britexpat, it was a mk5 gti? How about reliability, at how much mileage start to get problems? How much is the maintenance costs with an average of course?
I had a gti .. It was great . Super fun to drive , great acceleration , brilliant road holding and cornering - the best hot hatch around
I'm chocked really, all these problems and within a 50k mileage, but anyway thank you a lot for your comment wild rurkey.
"Once my 2009 GTI reached 50K miles, it began to experience chronic failures. First the Turbo needed to be replaced. Then the starter motor. Ignition coils. Moon roof opens by itself. Throttle body need replacement. I have a folder 2 inches thick with all the service records. Contacted VW of America but the did not help. Unfortunately, the nature and frequency of the problems were outside of the scope of the Lemon Law. Fails on average 4-5 times per year. Right now it's at the dealer because of a faulty ABS Control Module which they want $2300.00 to repair. Worse vehicle I have ever owned."
Source: Kelley Blue Book
One owner's lament. Not necessarily the truth, but something to consider.