Volkswagen Transporter 2006

2006 Volkswagen Transporter: what owners report

• ADAC records about 35 breakdowns per 1,000 vans for 2003–2004 T5 registrations, falling to about 17–22 by 2014–2015; the starter motor recurs across all years.2003–2015
• DEKRA inspectors often find faulty headlight levelling, play in the anti-roll bar mounts, high emissions and cracked brake hoses on the T5.2003–2015
• ADAC warns that cylinder coatings can break down on early 2.5 TDI five-cylinders in the T5 and recommends the later engines from model year 2007.2003–2006
• A French T5 owner advises checking for corrosion on vans from cold regions, and two T5 owners report clutch trouble past 250,000 km.2006–2014