VAG DSG reliability
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I always thought VAG DSG gear boxes were reliable .Mine decided to miss 1/3/5/7 and only engage 2/4/6/ gears . This was back in late August /September . Skoda were offering diagnostic appointments late October (bang went out planned trip with the caravan ).and repair dates late November /early December
I then spoke to the indie that my son uses for his R32 (The Phirm Blackwater ) , happen to know them well , without a diagnostic ,they said problem pointed to the Mechatronic , I took the car in 5mins on diagnostic and their diagnosis was confirmed , and told me it will be a two week turnaround
The car went in just over two weeks ago , picked it up Friday dun and dusted . For the princely sum of £1250 , a lot better than I thought it would be ( cost covered by Car Care Plan )
When I dropped the car off , got into a conversation , and it turns there were 4or 5 cars parked outside the unit , all with faulty Mechatronics !
I was having the MX5 MOT carried out at a Mazda garage , and whilst it was being done (passed BTW not bad for 22 year old MX )chatting to a salesman , he said they are reluctant to accept DSG cars for part ex due to the reliability problems ,hummm
I then spoke to the indie that my son uses for his R32 (The Phirm Blackwater ) , happen to know them well , without a diagnostic ,they said problem pointed to the Mechatronic , I took the car in 5mins on diagnostic and their diagnosis was confirmed , and told me it will be a two week turnaround
The car went in just over two weeks ago , picked it up Friday dun and dusted . For the princely sum of £1250 , a lot better than I thought it would be ( cost covered by Car Care Plan )
When I dropped the car off , got into a conversation , and it turns there were 4or 5 cars parked outside the unit , all with faulty Mechatronics !
I was having the MX5 MOT carried out at a Mazda garage , and whilst it was being done (passed BTW not bad for 22 year old MX )chatting to a salesman , he said they are reluctant to accept DSG cars for part ex due to the reliability problems ,hummm
Had 2 DSG equipped cars. First (wet clutch 6-speed) bought at 16k miles run for 6 years; 2nd (dry clutch 7-speed) run for 5-1/2 years so far. Friends also have/had DSG with no problems; one for over 100k miles.
Like most things on the Internet, only those owners who have experienced problems usually bother to speak up.
Like most things on the Internet, only those owners who have experienced problems usually bother to speak up.
Some are near flawless, some are a bit crap.
Throw in driver behaviour, tuning, and crap maintenance to that mix.
A 2009 S4 that's never had gearbox oil will break sooner rather than later. A 2012 A3 quattro with oil changes on time probably give no grief at all for many, many miles.
Too many different gearboxes with too many different use-cases to even attempt tarring them all with one brush.
Throw in driver behaviour, tuning, and crap maintenance to that mix.
A 2009 S4 that's never had gearbox oil will break sooner rather than later. A 2012 A3 quattro with oil changes on time probably give no grief at all for many, many miles.
Too many different gearboxes with too many different use-cases to even attempt tarring them all with one brush.
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