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Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake 2.0 TDI 200 4MOTION R Line DSG 5d Owner Review

2.0 TDI 200 4MOTION R Line DSG 5d
Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake (2021) front view

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In their own words

I know that some things take some getting used to and I have made a mistake in thinking that the looks of the car will help me get used to, what I perceived at the time to be small niggling things but which grew and grew into problems one is not supposed to face when buying a new car, it should not be a stressful experience. Like the fact that VW consciously made rear window small, with small external rear view mirrors and then decided not to add rear parking camera. Rectifying that you'd think to be simple, but no, you have to find an external contractor to add that as VW does not do it...then adding a spare wheel instead of a tyre repair kit...you'd think that simple to rectify too... wrong, getting that right to fit your spare wheel well with the adequate tool kit inlays is a nightmare...like I bought a kit car and not an ex demonstrator with 6k miles on the clock... I can safely say, I will never, ever again buy a WAG car, never in a million years, and my children will follow suit, of that I will make sure.

How reliable do you find the car?

Rear parking camera installation was a problem, took forever to get someone to do it as VW does not offer this apparently.

Does the car do everything you expected it to do?

having a simple spare wheel seems to be too much to ask

  • How they rated it

  • Reliability: 3 out of 5 3.0
  • Meets Expectations: 1 out of 5 1.0
  • Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1.0
  • Kris doesn't recommend this car

About their car

  • Fuel type Diesel
  • When purchased September 2023
  • Condition when bought Used
  • Current Mileage 7,000 miles
  • Average MPG 47 mpg