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Volkswagen Jetta

The Golf with a boot, under three names depending on market and era. Diagnostically a Golf — same engines, same gearboxes, same patterns.

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Volkswagen Jetta
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Generations

  • Mk1 1979–1984

    Giugiaro's booted Golf, and the oldest of them — what ends these is structural rust rather than any one system.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Volkswagen A1
    Engines
    • 1.1 — petrol
    • 1.3 — petrol
    • 1.5 — petrol
    • 1.6 — petrol
    • 1.8 — petrol
    • 1.6 diesel — diesel
    • 1.6 turbo diesel — diesel
    Transmissions
    4-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk2 1984–1992

    The sixteen-valve GLI is the one people keep; the rest is a Golf Mk2 with a boot and the same faults.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Volkswagen A2
    Engines
    • 1.3 — petrol · 40 kW (54 hp) · 94–97 Nm (69–72 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 — petrol · 53–55 kW (71–74 hp) · 120–125 Nm (88–92 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 eight-valve — petrol · 66–82 kW (89–110 hp) · 142–155 Nm (105–114 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 sixteen-valve — petrol · 95–102 kW (127–137 hp) · 168 Nm (124 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 sixteen-valve — petrol · 100 kW (134 hp) · 180 Nm (133 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 diesel — diesel · 40 kW (54 hp) · 100 Nm (74 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 turbo diesel — diesel · 51–59 kW (68–79 hp)
    Transmissions
    4-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 3-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk3 1992–1999

    Sold as the Vento in Europe. The VR6 arrives here, and so does the first TDI — the two engines that define what these are worth.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Volkswagen A3
    Engines
    • 1.6 — petrol · 55–74 kW (74–99 hp) · 126–140 Nm (93–103 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 — petrol · 55–66 kW (74–89 hp) · 140–145 Nm (103–107 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — petrol
    • 2.8 VR6 — petrol · 128 kW (172 hp) · 235 Nm (173 lb-ft)
    • 1.9 D — diesel · 47 kW (63 hp) · 124 Nm (91 lb-ft)
    • 1.9 TD — diesel · 55 kW (74 hp) · 150 Nm (111 lb-ft)
    • 1.9 SDI — diesel
    • 1.9 TDI — diesel · 66–81 kW (89–109 hp) · 202–235 Nm (149–173 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk4 1999–2005

    Sold as the Bora in Europe. The 1.8 T and the 1.9 TDI are the volume engines still running, and the 1.8 T's coil packs fail one at a time.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    Volkswagen A4
    Engines
    • 1.4 sixteen-valve — petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 128 Nm (94 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 — petrol · 74–75 kW (99–101 hp) · 145–148 Nm (107–109 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 sixteen-valve — petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 148 Nm (109 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 FSI — petrol · 81 kW (109 hp) · 155 Nm (114 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 20-valve — petrol · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 T — petrol · 110–132 kW (148–177 hp) · 210–235 Nm (155–173 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 170–172 Nm (125–127 lb-ft)
    • 2.3 10-valve — VR5 · petrol · 110 kW (148 hp)
    • 2.3 20-valve — VR5 · petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 220 Nm (162 lb-ft)
    • 2.8 12-valve — VR6 · petrol
    • 2.8 24-valve — VR6 · petrol
    • 1.9 SDI — diesel · 50 kW (67 hp) · 133 Nm (98 lb-ft)
    • 1.9 TDI — diesel · 66–110 kW (89–148 hp) · 210–320 Nm (155–236 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed 02J manual · 6-speed 02M manual · 4-speed 01M automatic · 5-speed 09A automatic Tiptronic · 6-speed 09G automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk5 2005–2010

    A Golf saloon of the PQ35 era; the 2.0 TDI PD and its oil-pump caution apply.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    PQ35
    Engines
    • 1.4 TSI — petrol · 90–125 kW (121–168 hp) · 200–240 Nm (148–177 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 FSI — petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 155 Nm (114 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TFSI — petrol · 147 kW (197 hp) · 280 Nm (207 lb-ft)
    • 1.9 TDI — diesel · 77 kW (103 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TDI PD — diesel · 103–125 kW (138–168 hp) · 320–350 Nm (236–258 lb-ft) · the oil-pump balance-shaft caution belongs here
    • 2.0 — petrol
    • 2.5 — petrol · 110–125 kW (148–168 hp)
    • 1.6 turbo — diesel · 77 kW (103 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk6 2010–2018

    Sold heavily in North America and China; common-rail TDI at volume.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    PQ35
    Engines
    • 1.2 TSI — petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)
    • 1.4 TSI — petrol · 90–118 kW (121–158 hp) · 200–240 Nm (148–177 lb-ft)
    • 1.4 TSI hybrid — hybrid
    • 1.8 TSI — petrol · 118 kW (158 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 petrol — petrol · 147–155 kW (197–208 hp)
    • 2.0 TSI — petrol · 147–155 kW (197–208 hp) · GLI
    • 2.5 five-cylinder — petrol · 127 kW (170 hp) · 240 Nm (177 lb-ft) · North America
    • 1.6 TDI — diesel · 77 kW (103 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TDI — diesel · 81–110 kW (109–148 hp)
    • 1.6 — petrol
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG · 7-speed 0AM DSG
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • Mk7 2018–present

    MQB, petrol only in most markets.

    Body styles
    Sedan
    Platform
    MQB
    Engines
    • 1.4 TSI — petrol · 92–110 kW (123–148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 1.5 TSI — petrol · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TSI — petrol · 170 kW (228 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) · GLI
    • 1.2 turbo — petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 175–200 Nm (129–148 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 — petrol · 82 kW (110 hp) · 155 Nm (114 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 5-speed manual · 6-speed DQ250 DSG Tiptronic · 7-speed DQ380 DSG · 8-speed Aisin AWF8F35 automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

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