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I have a 2013 GTI on the original water pump at 100k miles.
Pros: original, high mileage
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 160934 km
I have a 2016 GTI. A little over 50,000 miles on it. No issues yet.
Pros: no issues at 50,000 miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 80467 km
I'm rocking 110k miles on the original pump here on a 2015.
Pros: 110k miles on original
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 177027 km
I have no issues. Mines a 2017 with 86k miles (used to do only highway for 4 years).
Pros: no issues
Mileage: 86000 km
New parts should be in tomorrow (Pierburg pump). I'll update again after everything is back in! As a small detail, I noticed a brown seal-looking thing stuck in the impeller of the water pump (Continental, BMW logo. Probably factory) I am thinking the pump internally failed while spinning, and the internals took the hit and self-destructed. Hence the total BSD failure code. Just a guess though.
Cons: pump internally failed
Vehicle:
BMW
Waterpump. There's no way to visually inspect the WP without removing it.. Which would basically be a timing belt job. Pull the pump, I bet it's missing plastic.
Pros: missing plastic
Cons: no visual inspection
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
My 35K miles 2021 GTI has been loosing coolant for a few months now.
Cons: losing coolant
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 35000 km
When doing your own maintenance, a problem may arise in the event of a recall. My application under the water pump recall for my previous Tiguan (1st Gen - PQ) was denied even though it was replaced at a VW dealer because I did not show "convincing evidence" of having followed the scheduled coolant maintenance despite including my aftermarket receipts with miles and dates.
Cons: recall application denied
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
2012 Jetta GLI - 94K miles (I bought at 50K). Two water pumps, one heater core, and carbonized valves. Not my best experience.
Cons: carbonized valves, heater core
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 151277 km
IDK - I was at 160K or so miles when I sold my '11 Tiguan. Sure, it ate a water pump, had the first gen timing chain tensioner replaced, needed cv axles, had a stuck fuel injector, lost an intake manifold, blew a turbo diaphragm, destroyed its engine mount bushings, struts and shocks went bad, needed seat covers replaced because they cracked and split and needed new tires every 25K or so...
Cons: ate a water pump
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 257495 km
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