Volkswagen Golf reviews

Not sure if I have been unlucky, having always driven Vauxhalls I thought I would step up a notch to a VW Golf. . . silly me, should have stuck with another Vauxhall. At 3 yrs the door lock failed, locking driver in an open car, also door swung open whilst driving along around a corner. At 3.5 yrs old the engine chain stretched due to stud coming loose from the chain cover. Took 5 weeks to repair and cost nearly £2k. At 4 yrs all windows randomly opened themselves several times (not activated by key fob) resulting in a very wet car. At 5 yrs differential whistle/whine sound which on long journeys is unbearable. About to get rid before this fails and I will probably get a Vauxhall. When the Golf is going it drives very well, is comfortable and quiet car. But I can't afford to keep repairing the car.

Just bought it brand new. Fantastic car to drive, but boot space rather small

AN EASY CAR TO DRIVE AND TO LIVE WITH. COMFORTABLE AND WITH SUFFICIENT POWER FOR MY DRIVING STYLE.

This year I swapped from Vauxhall to VW for this first time in 12 years & I will never go back to Vauxhall. The VW Golf is simply the best drive I have experienced. The fuel economy, performance & reliability are second to none.

This car is a great combination of performance, practicality and comfort. The petrol engine gives good economy and is much smoother and quieter than the diesel versions. I would highly recommend this car. Only a water pump failure at 90,000 miles blotted it's reliability record. The boot is also a bit small for a family of four.

My main complaint which has applied to the 3 VWs that I have owned is that they have very poor ventilation and air circulation systems.

my mark 4 was built better than this mark 5. There are more rattles speaker do not always work on right hand side since day one and still don't although dealer says nothing wrong but if no noise comes out of speaker there must be or is it me. Seats are starting to so signs of ware although not use that often. MPG great comfort great

I've had various Fords, Mazdas, Renaults, Vauxhalls and now VW. This has been the best so far. Well built and reliable, I've had this car for 4 years and travelled over 60,000 miles with no issues. My next car will also be a VW Golf

Love the golf, perfect for me at the moment. A little tight with a rear facing child seat in the back.

This car has never yet failed me. It's comfortable, reliable and does everything that I need in a car.

One of the best family hatchbacks ive ever driven. The engine and gearbox are brilliant 122ps may not sound a lot but pulls very well and has the needed boost for overtaking, thanks to its twin charge system so you can still have a bit of fun, yet still returning diesel level economy I quite often see an average of 50 mpg when on motorway journeys. The interior is up to usual VW standards and comfortable on long journeys. Cheap running costs top this car off. Group 8 insurance and a low tax band. I say ditch the diesel and get one of these fantastic TSI petrol engines

Previously allocated Audi A4's as my company car and purchased the VW Golf Mk6 as the small car with all the attributes of the Audi had, except the brand differential. In my humble opinion is better than its grand Audi opposite the Audi A3 and more economical and beeter equipped?

The Turbo failed expensively at 38000 miles and killed the exhaust and intercooler at the same time. Pathetic. The standard radio is very basic even for a 2005 reg, with no Aux port or Bluetooth. Other than that it's good.

A comfortable spacious car which has the capacity to carry loads if required. Has the power for long journeys. Would have preferred a diesel but having bought from friends had to make do with petrol which is not so economical in mileage.

I have only had my Golf a short space of time, it is the third Golf I have owned and again I would highly recommend it. It seems strong, reliable and is certainly comfortable enough too. It is ten years old now, but like all golfs is still very reliable, and sure with some sensible driving and taking care of it in the right way it has a number of years more motoring left in it. Couldn't really find a bad word to say about golfs, if you need any further information please let me know

The Golf is a compelling ownership proposition. Good residuals, very practical, high level of refinement and performance. Depending on how it is driven, can be a very economical car and not expensive to insure. As a 2010 car having covered less than 50,000 miles, it has not been without significant reliability issues, particularly concerning the climate control system. The quality of the VW, UK dealers has been underwhelming. The chassis of the car had to be correctly set up by an independent specialist after the VW dealer failed dismally on several occasions to get it right.

I have owned a number of Volkswagens since I commenced driving in 1964. I have found the cars to be comfortable, economical and reliable. However I have not always found the authorised dealerships to be as good as they should be and I am condidering using a private garage for regular serviving in the future

I bought my 09 reg Golf Estate to replace my elderly 52 reg Passat which was outdated and down at heel but perfectly serviceable with 140,000 miles on the clock. The Passat, a 2.0 ltr TDi, used to give me about 42 mpg overall - the Golf does 58mpg overall and is a far more lively performer as well, the gear ratios are just right and 6th gear makes all the difference. I can get well over 63 mpg if I drive gently. There's plenty of space for 2 blokes and all their golf gear. The car is everything I want out of a car and is a good looker, too. Only one complaint - I can't stop the rear wiper making a dreadful noise, even with a new blade. Grr.

I have had to purchase a new car in order to continue in my employment as I work as a Carer for people in their own homes, I wanted a reliable car with a not to high running cost, as I have had my car for only a few weeks, it is so far so good

I have mostly had Mercedes Benz cars as well as BMW and a Porsche. I made a mistake and bought a 2002 M.B. C270 ESTATE. It had 5 paint re sprays, 12 new alloy wheels, steering problems and worst of all ! on attempting to over take ! WOULD DROP OUT OF DRIVE !!!!!! M.B. Who say they build SAFE MOTOR CARS are lying. To prove the point, just look at how few Mercs are on the road today. So today I drive a fantastic VW GOLF which does all I want at the moment however I am looking at VW-AUDI-BMW as my next car. I wood buy a Merc again, having had so many before but M.B. would have to offer me cash back for the £20.000.00 of extra repair costs, in keeping that rotten 2002 C270 going. Denny Russell