Our Mk5 Golf is now 10 years old.

[jets]

We ordered our 2.0TDI comfortline Golf in late 2005 & took delivery in early '06. It has been a fabulous car, lovely to drive & has been very reliable. No warranty work needed & the only replacement needed outside normal tyres, batteries etc. has been a new EGR valve. Well it looks like the honey moon is over, going from servicing to repairs.
The other day I noticed a slight noise on start up coming from the engine that would go away with a blip of the throttle.
I decided to investigate & take a look. I figured it was in the multirib drive belt area, read a bit & decided to dismantle things. The belt was near new condition, automatic tensioner & pulley was good but the alternator pulley was slightly suspect. After googling it, it seems as if the free wheeling pulley has a short limited life. A trade journal that a friend passes on to me says that they start needing replacement at around 80,000km. Mine has done 85,000km.
The Americans say between 60,000 to 80,000 miles. I am surprised that I haven't read about this on this forum.
The other problem I am facing is the outer driveshaft boot replacement that has a small split where it clamps to the driveshaft. Thankfully both repairs are quite cheap but a fair amount of work for me.

[gle1234]

My TDI Comfortline was built in November 2006 so it'll be 10 years old soon too. I've had it for 2 years and I'm about 1 year from paying it off. I cant wait until I don't have to make any payments, so I'm in it for the long haul I think. Next month I've got the 2nd major service in 12 months (105k and 120k), and no major issues to date. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

BTW, Not having any boots split in 10 years seems like a great run

[jets]

I'm in it for the long haul I think.

I am also in for the long haul, maybe another 10 years. My son is always saying it's about time you sold this old banger. He wants it for himself. It is only the second new car I have bought in my life & because I am retired it is mostly parked in our garage. It still looks like new. I had a very small dent repaired where one of our cows kicked it. I asked the guy quoting how old he thought the car was. He thought for a moment after walking around the car that it was around 2011/12. This is partly a reflection of VW policy of evolution style changes rather than radical that some observers/buyers are asking for.
There are others on this forum that think the Mk5 is also a good solid long term car, particularly in manual form.

[jessv3]

The other problem I am facing is the outer driveshaft boot replacement that has a small split where it clamps to the driveshaft. Thankfully both repairs are quite cheap but a fair amount of work for me.

The CV boots split on both my MKV GTI's at around the 120k mark. The parts are cheap but it's very labour intensive, if you choose not to do it, it will end up killing your CV's.

I'm coming up to 7yrs of ownership, which by far is the longest I've ever owned a car. I wish I could say it's been all smooth sailing. The last few years have been expensive, like the air con compressor, cam follower failure and other small things.

[jets]

The parts are cheap but it's very labour intensive, if you choose not to do it, it will end up killing your CV's.

I priced the driveshaft boot at Imparts & it's just over $20 [Lobro brand] It's now just a matter of me doing the job.

[neil]

Mine will be 9 in November. 140,000km

Blinker stalk recently $395
DSG mechtronic $600 for labour , just out of warranty , still not sure it needed it but they covered most.
New tyres @120,000km
New battery 6 months ago but old battery went in ute which its failed , so still going strong.
Horrendous servicing charges and lack of customer service.

[Dam355]

Sold my 05 MKV 2.0 TDI DSG Comfortline Jan last year. Had since new and had 265,000km on the clock. Only replaced the dual mass flywheel and CV boot.

[Transporter]

There are many Skodas with the same engine and of course 1.9TDIs as well with over 500,000km on original engines. The one that stands out has done over 1,000,000km (6sp. manual), which had only regular maintenance with timing belts replaced.
Å*KODA Fabia reaches one million kilometers - Å*KODA

[Jwarnes71]

Yup Mine is ten years old this month. Problems - Had to rebuild the gearbox (02E 6 speed)
New PCV valve.
Still trouble with the P0441 fault with the EVap system.
disc brake discs changed
cv boot drivers side changed.

[55ASI GTI]

My GTi is around the 10yrs, delivered in Aug 06. It's done 191,000 - still runs awesomely, still got its punch - the air con is pretty well buggered, not real cold at all. Ive replaced the roof lining, the CV's, done all the bushes, brakes upgraded around 100,000. I'd luv to replace the interior door handles, switches etc