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I've had my mk6 for 5 years and driven it 50,000 miles (total 130,000) on the same water pump.
Pros: long lifespan, reliable
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 130000 km
60k on my mk7r, hasn't needed anything but maintenance. Water pumps were a known issue on early mk7 but from my understanding have been resolved in new part revisions with upgraded metal internals.
Pros: upgraded metal internals
Cons: known issue on early mk7
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 60000 km
Yeah I bought the water pump assembly from the dealer that came with the thermostat installed.
Pros: thermostat installed
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
My water pump lasted 420,000km
Pros: extreme longevity
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 420000 km
19 here and no issues, but all mk7s (gti/gli/R/s3/2.0a3s etc) are known for water pump and thermostat issues.
Pros: no issues
Cons: water pump issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I replaced my water pump at about 205K miles. I had seen someone on e90post mentioning he saw fault codes before his pump failed. I decided I could wait if I kept a close eye. At about 205K miles was when I saw a fault code via ISTA/D. It mentioned something about "...water pump speed deviation..."
Pros: kept a close eye
Cons: water pump speed deviation
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 330000 km
That is indeed a common failure item on the 2 liter turbo engine. One of my VWs went out @ 70k miles.
Cons: common failure, failed at 70k miles
Mileage: 70000 km
I had a coolant leak in august. They replaced my water pump under warranty. Brought my car in last week and guess what another freaking leak. They tried to charge me this time but are now fixing it under parts warranty.
Cons: repeated leaks, poor reliability
Mine is a 2019 (abiet a GTI) and it's on its 3rd water pump
Cons: frequent failures, poor reliability
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Someday, VAG will figure out how to make a water pump. *That day is not today.*
Cons: poor quality
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