A mate of mine has bought himself a brand new VW Passat........hes had it 4 days........airbag warning light keeps coming on.....so he phoned vw dealer.......told him its a common fault.......bring it back and we'll disable it......i said to him what the they gonna disable...the airbags??? he laughed....said he didnt know 
Also the company i work for has 4 company Vw Sharans.......i heard the other day that all of them (under warranty) has needed new gearboxes fitted.....all done under 100k before failing........
Seems like Vw dont make em like them like they used to :-/
The couple we drive to Spain with are on their 3rd new Passat, always diesels.
First one - 1998 R reg, new airflow meter x 2, new cat, new airbox, all under warranty. They got rid of the car at 110k as there were holes rusting through the roof. Apparently it was due to a new windscreen being fitted and the paint atround the top of the screen being damaged. They got the car new and didn't notice that the screen had been replaced, it had no VW logo, it must have been damaged during delivery.
2nd - a 53 plate. Over £3000 of warranty work including both front seats, the welding came away on the frames.
Current VW - 07 plate new shape. Uses 1 litre of oil every 500 miles, turbo pipe split, air con leaking. Dealer has told them that if the oil consumption is still the same after 15k, they will fit a new engine as this is becoming common!!!
Never had any quibble from the dealer, work always done without question.
You may be right Taxi Driver, they are not as good as the old ones, too complicated, too many electrics.
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