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Known fault

8P: knocking suspension, front bushes and rear bushes

Typically between 95,000 and 130,000 km. It does not show up on every car.

cheap repair

severity

between 95,000 and 130,000 km

mileage

2

sources

2 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

On the 8P the rubber bushes in the front lower control arms wear out: the steering goes vague, you hear a knock on uneven roads, and the tyre edges wear unevenly. It often shows up around 60,000 to 80,000 miles, which is roughly 95,000 to 130,000 km. On front wheel drive cars the rear suspension bushes wear too, it then rattles, and the back of the car follows the front uncertainly. One part on its own is not expensive, but when they all need replacing together the suspension repair costs more. You can hear it on the test drive and see it in the tyre wear.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

1 generations.

Checklist

8P: knocking suspension, front bushes and rear bushes

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

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