Volkswagen Golf Hatchback (2009 - 2012) Owner Reviews
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- Results 1 to 10 of 82
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- Year/plate: 2010/60
- Bought: Used in June 2019
The least reliable car I've ever owned, but a nice car when it's working. I've had my Golf 1.6Tdi for...
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- Year/plate: 2012/12
- Bought: Used in July 2016
I just love this car! Had to have the gearbox fixed at 30k miles...not so good....but on the whole...
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- Year/plate: 2011/60
- Bought: New in March 2011
A great car that has seen me from newly married with with just the two of us to having three...
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- Year/plate: 2010/60
- Bought: Used in October 2011
My VW Mk6 Golf has been a reliable workhorse for nearly a decade now. In that time I have changed...
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- Year/plate: 2009/59
- Bought: Used in August 2019
Brilliant car 84k 2009 and still drives better than a lot of newer cars iv driven. Not one of these...
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- Year/plate: 2011/11
- Bought: Used in August 2014
I've had this car for many years now. There's been no problems with it and always passed it's MOT (except...
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- Year/plate: 2012/12
- Bought: Used in June 2018
A nice car that handles well. Powerful engine but acceleration is not great. Lovely leather interior and comfortable seats. DSG...
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- Year/plate: 2011/60
- Bought: Used in April 2019
Very good car with some good features such as the stop/start and the hill start feature. I m just bought...
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- Year/plate: 2011/11
- Bought: Used in March 2012
Performance improves with age, now the car has done over 100,000 miles. Extremely comfortable drive since 2.L TDI. Had...
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- Year/plate: 2010/10
- Bought: Used in July 2015
These cars are designed for a nice comfortable drive. Bit of speed if you need it. Reliability plus. Engine great.
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