Are DSG gearboxes on Volkswagen cars now reliable?
I am considering buying a Volkswagen T-Roc 1.5 TSI EVO SEL DSG on a 20 plate. Can you please tell me what version of the DSG gearbox this car has and what your opinion of it is? Also how often does the gearbox have to be serviced?
Unless it has four-wheel-drive, the 1.5 TSI T-Roc has the dry-clutch DQ200. Historically this has been a problematic version of the DSG, but given this is a 2020 or 2021 vehicle it will have benefitted from the oil upgrades that Volkswagen made, so we would not expect it to cause any problems.
There is no service schedule for this version of the DSG, unlike the wet clutch versions, so the clutches should, in theory, last in excess of 100,000 miles.
There is no service schedule for this version of the DSG, unlike the wet clutch versions, so the clutches should, in theory, last in excess of 100,000 miles.
Answered by David Ross on