Volkswagen Transporter 2008

2008 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
• 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
• Many French owners report T5 vans passing 200,000 km, one beyond 400,000 km, and a 2019 T6 owner reports 240,000 km, mostly without major faults when serviced regularly.2006–2019