Volkswagen Transporter

Too much manufacture defects and engineer designs faults, engine valves tapping crazy like a 300K’s worn engine. Even though the vehicle was only traveled 75K’s (currently it is sitting on 75,256kms). EGR cooler failed at 60K’s caused catastrophic damages on cylinders wall due to aluminium debris gone through to the entire oil system, At 60K’s DSG duel mass flywheel rattling like it going to shoot out of the gearbox housing at anytime, gear changing erratically, feels like being bumped from a vehicle behind, driveshaft bearing noisy at 68K’s. ...

In 2013 I've bought my 2010 transporter T5 has 66000kms. August 2016 it broke a fan belt which doesn't sound to bad, but the fan belt made its way into the cam belt. There is a hole in the cam belt cover. It wrapped around a cog and caused the engine to go out of time. It destroyed the engine and cost me around $13000 to put new engine. Its transmission start kicking in 2018 and anywhere I took it for repair they said its cost a fortune to fix it up and now the transmission gene and cost me $9000 to $14000 to repair, just sent it to wreckers.
Don't do my mistake and run from VW, its very costly car.

I recently purchased a 1997 VW Transporter Camper. The vehicle has covered 345.000klms, uses no oil, engine has loads of power. Having the up front 5 cylinder Aldi engine allows much more room in the van section. Years previous I own a VW combi Camper. It was well set out but engine a the rear used up valuable storage space. The VW vans handle and drive like sedans.

T4 1.9 TD. Bought at 140k miles. I deliver locally produced food, and cover 200 miles a week. Best van I've owned. Had transits, a Vito (yuk) LDV, and an Iveco. This runs sweetly, and is easy to work on..garage replaced cambelt, as im not THAT confident, feels better. As long as you keep fluids and filters changed regularly, it will be good to you. Overall spend so far £1100 for van, and about £1100 for new brakes, filters, belts, fluids, tyres and replacement dummy cat section of exhaust. Ready for another 100k miles now probably.

I use this car every day and it still handles like a dream. I must say .. great car volts wagon for me I must say well for 12 thousand dollars

Company van brand new, picked up around November 2018. It’s a service vehicle and is used everyday. It is the 2.0 litre diesel with a single turbo so they performance is very car like. It has heaps of torque and very pleasant to drive. You can hurl it round a fair bit so the road holding it quite good for a heavy vehicle providing you put good tyres on it. Fuel economy is good with around 1000ks to a tank. It has a bench seat in the passenger side so you can carry two passengers (very handy for the school run). Now onto the not so good. The ge...

Have a 2018 diesel Frontline T6 campervan, and enjoy using it as my everyday car. Mechanicals are excellent, and the dual clutch gearbox is marvelous with its freewheel action, and 7 speed. Very comfortable ride. As usual VW are very sparing with the extras you get, and accessory costs are over the top. Just hope nothing goes wrong.

- Brought a 2007 T5 with out looking cheap with 100 k with manual transmission

- I suspect the van had a hard life potentially towing heavy loads.

- After 8 months of owning needed a new gear box with a few other bits and bobs - costing 12 K

- So not a great fist impression

- It’s had a new alternator and power steering pump in the 5 years I’ve owned it and few other minor things
Some times the passenger door won’t unlock but then works again ( strange ) ...

Van is powerful, great to drive, cruises very well and is massive inside. Been setup as a full camper and is awesome for that reason, one of the only vans this size where you don’t have to get out of the van to access the rear, great in rainy weather.

rattling in the twin clutch area now at 165000km's no worries ,this is my third VW Van, first one was a 1974 T2 Factory camper 1800 Auto, second one was a 1976 "African 2.0 litre twin carb manual 14 seater, Totally reliable.I could pull the engine out of either in 1/2 an hour, no problems. This one will be a challenge.

I write this review, here at vw transporter because I couldn't find something for vw crafter.if some want to buy a vw crafter, don't. I have this crap car from March, brand new 46000.since then I was 4 times back to the vw service. First with aircon problem, who drain the water on driver foot, next I was needed to replace the disc brakes at 17000 km end cost me 700 dollars from my pocket because the warranty don't cover this...then I ask them how much can drive this car with a full tank...they couldn't answer me, is somewhere 15l per 100km, I t...

I bought a T4 three years ago with 300K kilometres on the clock. It is the 5 cyl 2.5litre petrol converted to dual fuel ( since new) . It has just ticked over 400K and is still purring. I have driven VW vans my whole life and consider this particular model to be virtually bullet proof...Bruce

Reliability excellent
Cost of parts can be high
Extremely fuel efficient
Tough
Cheap to run
Bought at 100000 I’ve done 150000 more and only replaced tyres, brakes and clutch.
Good amount of space and carrying capacity
Few jiggly things like door handles failing, otherwise can’t failt it........it’s 15 years old

Correction: Date purchased is April 1995.
Well, where to start, if you ever need a car / van you can count on and go were you need to go with whatever you need to take with you, the VW T4 is the tool. It belongs to motoring history in terms of transporting goods and people, like the Land Rover Defender to Africa.
Learn to listen to your car as it will tell you what it will need. Keep your oil levels correct and check when ever you refill your car, and this car is unstoppable. In nearly 25 years and over 600 000km everything is still origina...

My first VW Transporter and extremely impressed with the same.
Bought it off a friend at 416000km and ran very well although a few things did not work.
Air con needed a new compressor, hood lining needed re gluing, heater temp selector needed repairing and the drivers sunvisor needed replacing as would no longer stay up.
All really minor issues that have now all been fixed.
The van regularly returns around 6.2 l/100 in hilly driving and is just so reliable.
It is always regularly serviced using quality products and oil.
It handles very ...