How should we store a SORN'd Volkswagen Golf for a year?

Our son and his wife are going to Australia for a year. They have an 2011 petrol Golf Match which they will store in our garage whilst they are away but I will not be able to drive it as they will have...

Dealer won't fix noisy gearbox on Volkswagen Golf - what can I do?

The manual gearbox on my Volkswagen Golf is making a loud rattling noise when idling in neutral. I’ve approach my local dealer and been told this is a neutral gear rollover noise and they will not accept...

Can't select reverse on my Volkswagen Golf DSG

I have an intermittent problem selecting reverse in my Volkswagen Golf DSG. Each time I attempt to put it into reverse, the DSG ‘box select forward gears instead. What’s wrong with my car?

A solution to 'drumming' tyres on Golfs.

I had 'drumming' tyres with my Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI about three or four years ago. It seems that the rear tyres wear in a 'scalloped' pattern and that causes the noise - not unlike a failing wheel bearing....

Are there alternative tyres we can fit to our Golf and Jetta to reduce road noise?

We have a problem with what I consider to be excessive tyre noise inside our two cars. One is a two-year-old 1.4 TSI Golf running on Dunlop 205/55R16 SP Sport Fastresponse tyres. The other is a four-year-old...

Which Golf is best?

Is there likely to be much difference in reliability between an early Volkswagen Golf 2009/2010 1.2 TSI engine and the later 2011/2012 version?

Should we have the cam belt changed on our 2009 Volkswagen Golf?

Our 2009 Golf 2.0 TDI 140 DSG is due its MoT shortly and, as it has done 30,000 miles, we are being advised by Volkswagen to change the cambelt. Is this right and if so, why so soon? Your help and advice...

What is causing clutch vibration in my MkVI Golf?

My experience since purchasing a new Mark VI Golf on my retirement last October has not been good. I wrote to Volkswagen about a vibrating clutch pedal issue that my local dealer had told me was normal...

Should I change the cam belt on our 4-year-old Volkswagen Golf?

Our local Volkswagen dealer is recommending that as my partner's 1.4-litre petrol Golf is coming up to four years old, it should have its cam belt changed (around £500). It's done modest mileage (26,000)...

The clutch has failed on a used Golf I just bought - must I foot the bill for repairs?

My problem is with a used Golf that I purchased a few months ago. This was bought from a local Volkswagen franchise from which I have bought a number of cars over the years. Previously, these had been...