Real question...is there any common failures among our cars (mk7)? I have been diving through ramdom forum threads for educational sake since I am new to the VW world to learn more about my car. I have yet to come across a thread stating common problems. Hopefully that is a good thing. Anyway if there are any common problems to speak of, please enlighten me.
2018 GTI SE DSG
APR STAGE 1 ECU/TCU TUNE
Honestly, no. There really aren't any glaringly common problems on this platform. I'm not sure whether the rear suspension noise has been fixed but the '14 and '15 builds had a lot of rear suspension creaks that replacing the struts under warranty did absolutely nothing for.
In the beginning, turbos popped left and right. certain build date cars had crank walk issues requiring engine replacement. i've heard a few one-offs where people had water pump issues but not a common issue like with the mk6. don't believe i've heard of a failed intake manifold. heard of some stuck injectors, but again not common.
yeah, these cars are pretty solid.
Now, rattles? That's another story.