Volkswagen Golf Alltrack

"The bolt on the clamp between the turbocharger and the catalytic converter broke"

"Battery Died. Bought a new one at Canadian Tire and had it installed by a friend."

""Engine oil leak requiring replacement of engine oil cooler and new gaskets for the sub-assembly (bracket that has internal passages and supports the oil filter assembly and oil cooler). Common problem on the 1.8T engine. Repair cost estimate costs was almost $2K. I also suspect, but cannot prove, that the dealer may have been aware of an oil leak and a cooling system leak and waited until the vehicle was out of warranty to advise me of needed repairs. These are fairly common problems for this engine and there have been class action lawsuits with settlements from VW. Based on pictures I've seen on Reddit for the oil leak issue, you can see that the gasket for the sub-assembly attachment to the engine block has been damaged pretty much in the same location across several cars, likely indicating a problem during the initial assembly process. My vehicle was beyond the settlement warranty period for both the engine oil and water pump issues. The dealer has always been reluctant to discuss warranties that were extended as part of a lawsuit settlements. For the sunroof leak issue, when my car was new (less than 1 year old), they denied they were ever made aware of VW being sued. My costs to clean my headliner after a water leak were not reimbursed when VW issued a service bulletin for the free modification of the sunroof channel drain lines. Even then, the dealer only modified the front drain lines and denied responsibility when the unmodified rear drain lines caused a leak into the spare tire wheel well. Does VW not adequately reimburse dealerships for warranty repairs? Just feels like my dealership doesn't want to initiate repairs that are covered under warranty. I had my oil leak and cooling system leak repaired by an independent repair shop for about $2K, a savings of about $1K from the dealership estimate.""

"Passenger side mirror fell out of mirror assembly and replacement mirror cost over $200."

"the fabric on the seat pulled apart. I now feel I must get a seat cover. I have never experienced this problem in 60 years of owning a car. Very disappointing."

"The leaks caused by the constant clogging of the drains associated with the panoramic glass rooftop have been a constant problem and have existed since I first purchased the vehicle. It requires regular maintenance and even then there are no guarantees that leaks will not appear in the interior of the vehicle."

""Some detail. My coolant leak was with the sub-assembly bracket (approx $2K repair estimate). The engine oil leak was the engine timing belt cover (approx $800 repair estimate). Water pump leaking or failure is fairly common on the Alltrack at around 50,000 to 60,000 miles. So, while my repair shop was doing the repairs for the leaks the dealership identified, I had the water pump replaced as well. My total costs at the repair shop were about $2,800, pretty much what the dealership wanted to charge without installing a new water pump. In spite of my issues I have zero regrets about purchasing the Alltrack and would likely purchase another Alltrack if they made a 2025 model. Fun car to drive and very practical without being as large as even a compact SUV. Will likely be our go to vehicle for long road trips (we use our Volvo XC40 Recharge around town and for short trips) until an affordable EV goes 450-500 miles on a charge. At 55,000 miles I thought I had escaped the oil leak, cooling system leak, and water pump issues many other VW/Audi owners were seeing with the 1.8T engine. Unfortunately, that was not the case. My biggest complaint is that dealership could have (and may have) identified these problems while the vehicle was under the original factory warranty or the extended warranties provided under lawsuit settlements.""