How reliable is a Volkswagen Golf?

Volkswagen Golf's have a extremely good reliability rating of 840/999. The score was a mathematical result of the average score of every Volkswagen Golf that has had a registered MOT. Volkswagen Golf's reliability reviews are reflected in the score.

We calculated all of the below figures by getting the score from each vehicle make/model/year/fuel, which are each calculated a score. We then generate the average score from those, taking into account factors such as mileage and emissions.

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You should always consider breakdown cover if you are concerned over the reliability of a vehicle.

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840

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #1

2019 - Electric

840

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #2

2018 - Electric

817

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #3

2019 - Petrol

Life Span: 140,955mi

796

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #4

2017 - Petrol

Life Span: 133,949mi

784

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #5

2016 - Petrol

Life Span: 128,483mi

769

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #6

2018 - Hybrid Electric

Life Span: 119,946mi

750

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #7

2015 - Petrol

Life Span: 140,893mi

745

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #8

2018 - Diesel

Life Span: 123,637mi

724

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #9

2017 - Hybrid Electric

Life Span: 118,213mi

724

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #10

2016 - Diesel

Life Span: 122,430mi

701

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #11

2020 - Petrol

Life Span: 151,406mi

700

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #12

1984 - Diesel

Life Span: 219,859mi

695

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #13

2015 - Diesel

Life Span: 122,294mi

692

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #14

2015 - Hybrid Electric

Life Span: 117,610mi

688

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #15

1980 - Petrol

Life Span: 186,090mi

686

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #16

1987 - Diesel

Life Span: 234,094mi

678

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #17

1986 - Petrol

Life Span: 190,386mi

669

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #18

1985 - Petrol

Life Span: 200,368mi

667

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #19

1983 - Petrol

Life Span: 203,853mi

667

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #20

2012 - Petrol

Life Span: 147,056mi

666

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #21

1989 - Petrol

Life Span: 196,494mi

661

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #22

1992 - Diesel

Life Span: 226,395mi

623

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #23

1992 - Petrol

Life Span: 187,120mi

607

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #24

2014 - Diesel

Life Span: 127,690mi

601

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #25

2010 - Petrol

Life Span: 140,517mi

582

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #26

1994 - Petrol

Life Span: 164,906mi

580

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #27

2012 - Diesel

Life Span: 128,078mi

564

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #28

1995 - Diesel

Life Span: 188,587mi

551

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #29

1996 - Petrol

Life Span: 156,570mi

504

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #30

1997 - Diesel

Life Span: 178,707mi

493

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #31

2009 - Petrol

Life Span: 138,832mi

480

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #32

1997 - Petrol

Life Span: 141,786mi

473

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #33

2009 - Diesel

Life Span: 128,218mi

467

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #34

1999 - Diesel

Life Span: 166,011mi

441

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #35

2000 - Petrol

Life Span: 129,882mi

436

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #36

2003 - Petrol

Life Span: 129,760mi

425

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #37

2005 - Petrol

Life Span: 138,242mi

414

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #38

2000 - Diesel

Life Span: 141,832mi

410

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #39

2001 - Diesel

Life Span: 138,662mi

409

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #40

2003 - Diesel

Life Span: 132,224mi

407

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF #41

2002 - Diesel

Life Span: 133,896mi

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