Reliability snapshot
All variants
Golf 1.4 - 1997 - petrol - 1.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.4 Variant - 1999 - petrol - 1.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.6 - 1997 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.6 - 2000 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.6 Automatic - 1997 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.6 Variant Automatic - 1999 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.8 - 1998 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.8 - 1999 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.8 4MOTION - 2000 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.8 5V - 1997 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
Golf 1.8 5V Automatic - 1997 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
Golf 1.8 Automatic - 1998 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.8 Automatic - 1999 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.9 4Motion TDi - 1998 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 4Motion TDi Variant - 1999 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 SDI - 1997 - diesel - 1.9L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.9 SDI Variant - 1999 - diesel - 1.9L, naturally aspirated
Golf 1.9 TDI - 2002 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDI Automatic - 2002 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi - 1997 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi - 2000 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi 4Motion - 1998 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi 4Motion - 2000 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi 4Motion Variant - 1998 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Automatic - 1997 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Automatic - 2000 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Variant - 1999 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Variant 4Motion - 2000 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Variant Automatic - 1999 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 1.9 TDi Variant Automatic - 2000 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf 2.0 - 1997 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 - 1999 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 - 2002 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 4MOTION - 1999 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 4Motion - 1998 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 4Motion Variant - 1998 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 Automatic - 1997 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 Automatic - 1999 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 Automatic - 2002 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 Variant - 1999 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.0 Variant Automatic - 1999 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.3 V5 - 1998 - petrol - 2.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf 2.3 V5 Automatic - 1998 - petrol - 2.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf Cabriolet 1.8 - 1998 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf Cabriolet 1.8 Automatic - 1998 - petrol - 1.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf Cabriolet 1.9 TDI - 1998 - diesel - 1.9L, turbocharged
Golf Cabriolet 2.0 - 1998 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf Cabriolet 2.0 Automatic - 1998 - petrol - 2.0L, naturally aspirated
Golf FSi - 2001 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf GTi - 1999 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
Golf GTi - 2001 - petrol - 1.8L, turbocharged
Golf R32 - 2002 - petrol - 3.2L, naturally aspirated
Golf V5 - 1997 - petrol - 2.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf V5 4Motion - 1998 - petrol - 2.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf V5 Automatic - 1997 - petrol - 2.4L, naturally aspirated
Golf V6 4Motion - 1998 - petrol - 2.8L, naturally aspirated
Golf Variant 1.6 - 2000 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
Golf Variant FSi - 2001 - petrol - 1.6L, naturally aspirated
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