Volkswagen Golf 2015

2015 Volkswagen Golf: what owners report

• On 2015 cars the worst reported fault is an oil leak from a defective timing chain cover, often at low mileage and expensive to repair.2015
• Timing chains can stretch and their tensioners fail on petrol engines; one owner reports a tensioner failure at highway speed around 60,000 miles with loss of power.2013–2019
• Automatic gearboxes on the Mk7 can glitch or fail outright, so a test drive should check the shifts carefully.2013–2019
• On the Mk7, leaking dampers, failed headlights, electric handbrake faults and adaptive cruise control glitches are recurring complaints.2013–2019