VW DSG Box 1.6 or 2.0?

[the_bakerboy3685]

I am looking for something like a VW Golf or Skoda Octavia diesel for my commute to work (mostly motorway), something not too old (around 2016-18)

I would really prefer an auto but am just a bit worried about reliability and costly bills if something went wrong. My question is are the DSG boxes the same in the 1.6 diesel and 2.0 diesel variants or are they different?

The extra poke from the 2.0 would be nice, but there are quite a few with the 1.6 around and I just want to make sure the gearbox is not more prone to issues in these! Also has anyone driven the 1.6 DSG and did you find it quick enough or a bit sluggish (especially in the Octavia)?

[blue_haddock]

I've got a 2.0 tdi dsg caddy maxi life and in 20 months and 20k miles its needed nothing but adblue top ups every 7k and a side light bulb.

On the caddy groups i'm in the 1.6 seems extremely prone to injector failure but i'm not sure if the cars are as bad as vans are but as its the same engine i can only presume they are.

[ZX10R NIN]

The 2.0tdi is the pick out of the two engines, also look at the Leon with the same drivetrain.

Not sure what your budget is but if you want a nice motorway car take a look at these:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108176...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107295...

If a DSG box goes wrong it won't be cheap compared to a conventional auto but as long have been carried out as per schedule (it's the same with conventional autos) then they should be fine.

If you want a conventional auto these might work for you:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107225...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107215...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011196...

All are ULEZ/CAZ compliant.

[ahenners]

1.6 is usually the dry clutch DSG which, anecdotally from forums, does seem to have more issues than the wet clutch DSG usually fitted to 2.0 diesels. Dry clutch variants don't have an official service interval, but the wet ones do.

I've driven a VW 1.6 TDI and even in an A3 thought it was noisy and unrefined, even at motorway speeds the engine never properly settled down to the point where it wasn't audible. The 2.0 is better, barely any worse on fuel and imo has a better DSG box attached.

[georgeyboy12345]

The 1.6 diesels have the 7-speed dry clutch DQ200, which is not as good as the 6-speed wet clutch DQ250 that is found in the 2.0 diesel. The DQ200 is rated to a max torque of 184 lb ft and the 1.6 diesel is producing exactly 184 lb ft. The DQ250 is rated to a maximum of 258 lb ft and the 2.0 is making 251 lb ft. As long as the oil has been changed every 40,000 miles on the DQ250 then it should be reliable. Remapping these engines causes problems with the gearbox, flywheel and clutch pack.