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Known fault

II: surface corrosion on the rear subframe, sills and wheel arches

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

expensive

severity

not available

mileage

2

sources

2 sources next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

Surface corrosion of the rear subframe is a known phenomenon on the Mk2, mostly on cars built before 2010; the late facelift cars from 2010 to 2013 have less rust. Alongside it the sill, the wheel arch lip and the windscreen frame are the typical hot spots.

Where roads are salted in winter, exactly these places take it. Rust on the windscreen frame cannot be repaired properly without removing the windscreen.

Surface rust can be treated. Metal rusted through on a structural part is a structural fault.

Which model

Who it affects

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

Generations and models

2 generations.

Checklist

II: surface corrosion on the rear subframe, sills and wheel arches

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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