VW Golf 1.4 TSI SE Mk 7

[Bazsm]

Hi all,

I'm looking to buy one of these as a run around for my son, 2009 with 120k.
I know very little about Golfs but it seems like a tidy well looked after car, I think cambelt is due at 133k so any idea on the cost and how critical is it mileage wise as that could take 2 or 3 years at expected mileage.
Any other thoughts specifically on the Mk 7 1.4 TSI would be appreciated

TIA

[Drive Blind]

mk7 is 2013 on

[Bazsm]

Drive Blind said:

mk7 is 2013 on

A man of few words but still very enlightening as I think the Mk 7 was quite a big improvement over the Mk6?

[Whataguy]

The 1.4’s are decent engines, in some ways better than the 1.5 replacement I had in my mk7 golf.

[SteBrown91]

The 1.4s in the mk5/6 are no known for their reliability. They like to stretch their chains, have tensioners fail and like a drink of oil.

The 1.4 TSI in the mk7 is a completely different engine and are generally pretty reliable

[wyson]

7 speed dry clutch DSG gearboxes from that era are dire, slow witted and unreliable, stick to manual. Prone to early mechatronic failures requiring £1.5k rebuilds.

Lots of stuff will be going as the car approaches the end of its economic design life (150k miles) so expect some bills. The statistics show a fraction of 1% of UK cars make it to 200k.

Edited by wyson on Tuesday 22 October 07:35

[Uncle boshy]

Also look at a seat Leon of the same era, same engine, but generally cheaper than a like for like golf

[Adenauer]

Mrs Adenauer had a Golf 7 1.4TSI and it used to absolutely guzzle oil. No idea why.

She's now had a 7.5 GTI Performance for the last 6 months and it hasn't used any oil at all. Just petrol.

[Deerfoot]

I have a Mk7 GT TSI 1.4. It's a 2013 car on 80,000 miles. Only thing to fail outside of regular servicing was the water pump.

DSG has been faultless, returns 50mpg on a run, around 38mpg during local trips.

[Bazsm]

Thanks for all the comments, I've found a tidy Mk 7 1.2 that looks like a good option so I'll do some more research on that.