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Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan 1.6 TDI 116hp Highline Business common faults.

2014–2018, MPV, diesel, 116 HP.

The list covers this version.

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3 fault write-ups. No recall on the list.

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Known faults

3 fault write-ups

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Navigation, infotainment and electrical faults

comfort

The navigation and entertainment system freezes or restarts, and smaller electrical faults appear alongside it. The hourly rate for fault finding makes up the bigger part of the bill. A software update resolves many cases.

What to check

  • Switch the system on and try everything: radio, Bluetooth, reversing camera, navigation
  • Leave it running for ten minutes and watch whether it freezes or restarts
  • Try it after a cold start too: the fault often appears then
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cheap repair2

The fuel flap will not open: cable and lock mechanism

cheap repair

The release mechanism of the fuel filler flap sticks: pressing the button does not pop the flap, or only after tapping it. It appears between 60,000 and 100,000 km. The cause is a worn actuator or a corroded, frozen cable. In winter the cable can freeze, and the car cannot be refuelled.

What to check

  • Open and close the fuel flap several times: does it open without binding
  • Watch whether the flap has to be pressed or tapped to open
  • Look at the corrosion around the flap and the lock
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Weak heating: thermostat and a blocked cooling circuit

cheap repair

The heating warms up slowly or unevenly, and the temperature gauge behaves unusually. The cause is a stuck thermostat or old, deposit laden coolant. The water pump module often leaks as well.

What to check

  • After a cold start time how long it takes for the heating to warm up
  • Watch the temperature gauge in traffic and on the open road
  • Check the colour and level of the coolant in the expansion tank
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Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan 1.6 TDI 116hp Highline Business

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Variant data

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Factory data

Trim
Highline Business
Body
MPV
Fuel
diesel
Transmission
manual
Engine size
1598 cc
Power
85 kW (116 HP)
Drive
FWD
Production
2014–2018

Factory service interval

The manufacturer specifies this for this version. Of the mileage and the time, the one that comes first is the one that counts.

  • Air filter

    • 60,000 km or 4 years

  • Cabin (pollen) filter

    • 30,000 km or 2 years

  • Engine oil and oil filter

    • LongLife30,000 km or 2 years(valid only with LongLife-approved oil)
    • 15,000 km or 1 year

  • Brake fluid change

    • first: 3 years, then 2 years(first change at 3 years, then every two years)

  • Coolant (antifreeze) change

    • first: 193,000 km or 10 years, then 97,000 km or 5 years(G13 / G12++: first change at 120,000 miles or 10 years, then every 60,000 miles or 5 years)
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Information, not an expert opinion

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  • 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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