10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
61,500 miles

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problem #2

Oct 252022

Golf

  • miles
The car just started on fire while I was driving and nearly killed me and my boyfriend lucky someone was honking and flagging down and when we tried stopping the car wouldn't brake and we had to jump out when it was still rolling. We were bout to get on the high way lucky someone stopped us be we did so.

- Broomfield, CO, USA

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problem #1

Feb 022017

Golf

  • 123,000 miles
The airbag control module has failed and needs to be replaced. Without it, there is no guarantee that the airbags will function properly, if at all, in the event of an accident. Volkswagen refuses to even help with the over $1,000 repair cost. (the airbag warning light came on, so the vehicle was taken in for diagnostics.)

- San Jose, CA, USA

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