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Modern DSG gearboxes
« on: 17 September 2018, 06:22:56 »

Are 3 year old and newer cars with DSG's likely to be ok now?
Assuming serviced and oil changed as required.

I know the older ones had a range of problems.

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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #1 on: 17 September 2018, 07:35:22 »

Older ones have issues. Newer ones might not currently have issues, but at some point they will become older ones.

I would only consider a brand new VAG product with a dsg box, and then only to ensure maximum warranty.*

If you're considering 2-3 year old cars, you need to be aware that the unlimited mileage factory warranty is 2 years, but year 3 is only warranted to 60k miles from registration... So a car that is 25+ months old with 60,001 miles on the clock will have no warranty.

*not that I have any inclination whatsoever to ever buy any VAG product again. Ever.
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #2 on: 17 September 2018, 08:56:42 »

Are 3 year old and newer cars with DSG's likely to be ok now?
Assuming serviced and oil changed as required.

I know the older ones had a range of problems.

You really want that Skoda, don't you ;)

So far, zero problems with the DSG in mine after 30,000 miles. £18k and I'd part with it...
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #3 on: 17 September 2018, 09:10:14 »

2.5yrs and 21k here, no issues and it's a good 'box imo. Not as smooth in town as a traditional slusher but not bad by any stretch.
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #4 on: 17 September 2018, 09:29:01 »

I will crawl out of the woodwork and own up to having one. 50 k miles on the clock when we bought it. Full service history and DSG oil and filter changed at 34k miles. That is an interval I intend to repeat.

I would echo the sentiments about driving. For example it feels "odd" when you floor the throttle. Better to feed it in. having said that violent anything isn't a good driving style. Overall I really rate it


regarding longevity, maybe I had just got worn down by spending a year looking for a second car and life is too short. If we need a new gearbox in 5 years time so be it. We needed a new gearbox on the 2.5 Omega -that was after it was about ten years old.

I wonder if there are any stats on failures per 1000?.
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #5 on: 17 September 2018, 09:39:43 »

I wonder if there are any stats on failures per 1000?.

That's the problem, the one place where those stats will (may) exist is VAG, and I'll bet they're not for sharing ;). Therefore all you're left with is anecdotal forum evidence where every car is either bulletproof or a total disaster. ::).
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #6 on: 17 September 2018, 09:45:44 »

I would look for regular oil changes, I think it's every 40k?

So 3 years old would hope it's had at least 1 oil change on the gearbox.

As you know I have full VCDS/VAGCOM, so if you see any down here and they will let you do a diag, happy to do a code read.  :y
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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #7 on: 17 September 2018, 16:42:09 »

Cheers, not set on anything yet to be honest, still reading and looking, but not a lot else is catching my eye bar Superb and Xf
forewarned is forarmed etc so digging before I turn something down with the wrong box.
I suspect some sort of auto is the best way to go for various reasons, although that does go against the grain somewhat.

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Re: Modern DSG gearboxes
« Reply #8 on: 17 September 2018, 18:49:58 »

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I suspect some sort of auto is the best way to go for various reasons, although that does go against the grain somewhat.

You know 2 pedals make sense ....  ;) ;)
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