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2000-2003 Jetta TDI? are they reliable?
I am looking for an economical vehicle to replace my super guzzling Chevy Pick-up which I no longer need due to our wonderful economy. I have been looking at used Jetta tdi's Sounds like a great idea to save $$$ but are they reliable??? Automatic with 100,000 miles. What do you know about them?
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
if it was well maintained it can go for 500K miles, if it wasn't it might be near death as it is. Have a diesel mechanic look it over. I regularly see TDIs over 320K miles and after 100K miles the fuel economy with a manual can be over 50 on the highway. I am a VW tech at a dealer and have found the diesels to be more reliable than the gas models.
- 5 years ago
Nice. You need to maintain them well. They are very fun cars to drive but not so reliable. But I believe the tdi is better. Never put anything cheap in that car. I only use the best of everything- now. Before not knowing I used cheap everything and it was killing the car. Good luck.
- C7SLv 71 decade ago
Yes.
Diesels are very reliable. More than gas engines.
The Jetta TDI is hard to find these days since it gets 40mpg city and 44mpg highway.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Depends on the car condition and how it was run. The first thing I would do is have the timing belt replaced. No question about it.
My diesel gave me 700Kmiles before the body rotted away. No problems.
