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2005 VOLKSWAGEN Touran reviews

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James Gerald, Cambridgeshire

Volkswagen Touran 2005

1 star review

Complete cr*p, piece of sh*t, one problem after another.

Submitted: 07/03/2012 08:45:48

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Mr Nesbitt, Gloucestershire

Volkswagen Touran 1.9 Tdi SE 2005

3 star review

Bought at 3 years old with 38K on clock and full VW history. 3 seperate middle row seats are wider than competitors such as Zafira and Grand Scenic. Boot nearly as big as them but can’t get a McLaren buggy in with 7 seats up (you can on others). Fantastic torque and lag free response from the1.9d (105) and great economy. Noisy round town but pretty good on motorway.Fantastic space package on a small footprint. Seats rubbish for weak lower back -even though it has lumber support (use a cushion now). Wife loves car though. At 5 years old and 50K it all went wrong. There had been a bit of a judder building up over the previous year from the clutch/ gearbox but smooth when over 25mph so ignored it. Judder got worse, now diagnosed as the Dual Mass Flywheel. Needed a new Flywheel and matching clutch (original clutch fine but it’s recommended both changed at same time); very common fault? A month later the Alternator went wrong. Now the ESP light has come on-a massive expense and apparently common?(that word keeps cropping up with VW) on all Touran/Golfs 2004 to 2008. We loved the car for its space but what Common fault is going to happen next? Just check reports and you will see Vauxhalls and Fords are more reliable and I bet they dont cost as much to repair as a VW. At least the diesels didnt get the exploding gearbox as fitted to 1.6 petrols (I hope!). Summary: Great until it goes wrong.

Submitted: 20/06/2010 21:45:05

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Jed Dunn, Stirlingshire

Volkswagen Touran 2005

2 star review

ABS unit went at 24,000 miles, and has had several visits to garage since. A decent vehicle spoiled by mediocre reliability. I think people should hesitate before reviewing any vehicle before it has done at least 30k or is three years old. That’s when parts start to fail.

Submitted: 16/05/2010 21:01:14

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Frank Kelly, Switzerland

Volkswagen Touran 2005

4 star review

A good family car.

Submitted: 05/02/2010 18:39:00

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Derek S, England

Volkswagen Touran 1.9 tdi 2005

3 star review

I love the car, it’s fun to drive and is economical but the turbo went at 20,000 miles and the ESP light has been on for 12 months now and could cost £1300. VW should do a full recall for this ESP/ABS fault, don’t buy one until they do!

Submitted: 05/01/2010 20:33:33

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Alan Greenwood, Yorkshire

Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDi Sport 140ps 2005

3 star review

We owned this car for 3 years. Seven seats great idea, to take the kids friends out. Good to drive. MPG great, got better as the engine loosened up, from about 25k miles onwards, push it as hard as you like and you’ll return 45mpg. We drove back from Cornwall fully loaded at 70mph and averaged 52mpg!!! Now for the BIG PROBLEM; The ABS control unit went and the ESP light came on when the car went out of warranty, VW were stating £1600 to fix. We have full VW service history and car had 48k miles. After a lot of wrangling VW paid 40% and we still ended up with a £900 bill. My advice is get rid before end of 3 year warranty.

Submitted: 03/01/2010 14:16:22

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Nee Nee, Staffordshire

Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDI Sport 140 2005

4 star review

I’ve had the Touran for 3 years and covered 120k. It has had a few problems with interior plastics, wheel alignment, fuel leaking due to poor servicing at Main Dealers (3 times!); They didn’t put fuel pipe clips on properly first time followed by not tightening fuel filter cannister lid causing complete satuaration of engine compartment and 20 foot of fast lane on motorway! Thankyou to the Highways agency for cleaning that up! Would I buy another one? To be honest Ive driven the C/S-Max’s,Zaffira and Scenic and while they all have there merits it is always the VW I’d rather be driving. So the answer is yes I would but with the proviso that VW answer(satisfactory) the many complaints regarding there poor customer relationship and put an end to daft charging structures(like £28 to change a tail bulb which took 4 mins!) especailly when you have religiously followed all there servicing reommendations and handed over approx £1100 each year to keep it on the road(not inc tyres).

Submitted: 30/11/2009 17:09:50

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Paul Bairstow, Wrexham

Volkswagen Touran 2005

1 star review

AVOID at all costs unless you like £1500 repair bills for the ABS unit. Google "Touran ESP Light" and you will get the gist.

Submitted: 24/11/2009 22:07:45

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Richard White, Hertfordshire

Volkswagen Touran 2 TDI Sport DSG 2005

5 star review

Just ordered my second Touran. The first 1 has completed 90K trouble free miles and is still averaging 45-50mpg. The DSG gearbox is superb and having to drive the Ford S Max Auto this week the VW leaves it standing (in more ways than one). The VW’s quality interior has survived all I can throw at it and the general performance for long distance travel as well as the short city trips is every bit as good as the Audi A4 I had previously. The pleasure of this car is the quality 2L TDI matched with an excellent gearbox - If you have a choice, go for the great leather seat options, I have a back problem and if I could put the seats in my front room - I would. Now I have tempted fate, hopefully my second VW won’t be a lemon!

Submitted: 11/02/2008 14:00:44

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