 To be honest I haven't had any problems with my 2005 VW.It has worked great, it is fun to drive maybe too fun....I get a lot of speeding tickets in it and I've been pulled over several times going like 5-10 over so maybe it looks fast too!? As for everything else I get regular inspections on the car and it works great.Just have to take car of it.Take it to the dealership at least once a year to run diagnostics and you're good to go.