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It may only be anecdotal, but of all the people I know, only two have had to make claims using Lemon Laws, both had VWs. One Passat ('08? '09?) with a series of electrical failures that prevented it from starting (much of the electrical system was replaced, sensors, control modules, and even wiring harnesses, never did fix it) and a Jetta ('05 IIRC) that lost it's fuel pump, coil pack,and finally transmission. Both of these were new vehicles that had less than about 20,000 miles.
In my opinion, the poor reliability ratings from Consumer Reports and JD Power are well deserved. I won't buy a VW for myself, and as you can see from my earlier posts on my Civic, I am probably less concerned about reliability issues than most.
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