Used 2012 Volkswagen Routan Minivan Consumer Reviews
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Love it
n_l_s, 04/24/2012
2012 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
35 of 40 people found this review helpful
I really like this minivan. The interior is very appealing - drives very high up on the highway. Like the aluminum pentastar engine as well.
Best Minivan for the Price
magluk, 01/31/2013
2012 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent, Nav (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
20 of 23 people found this review helpful
We got the best minivan for the price. We bought ours Certified Used 2012 Routan SE with Nav and DVD with only 2.5K miles for $24K for something we plan on owning for 5-6 years only. We looked at Toyota and Honda both very nice cars, but by going with Routan we saved 13K to 16K for the same options as other competitors. This minivan is convertible, quite when driving, powerful, nice looking and just what we were looking for. The one bad thing is they wont be building this model any more for 2013 and dealers having some brand new 2012 minivans that you can save $7-8K off the sticker price with very good options. This being our first minivan we are so far happy with it
Crappy vw with Chrysler unreliable history
Julius m, 01/07/2019
2012 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent, Nav (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
We bought this van last 2015 as a cpo from the dealer with 38k miles in it. When the car hits 45k miles the check engine light went on and it was the cracked head gasket. I noticed that as the miles goes up, the 3.6 pentacrap engine becomes more rough especially in the cold morning. Transmission is jerky in the cold morning as well. The tiptronic gone at 60k miles, transmission leaks at 65k engine mount bad on 65k and then fuel line detached from he engine at 70k miles, rockerarm gone bad at 83k miles and another rockerarm at 87k miles. Now my van wont start because TIPM gone bad and the dealer replaced wrong parts (great job for the mechanics). Its still sitting in the dealership. Why does VW picked a van that has worse reliability than them????? THey could have picked atlest honda or toyota and then rebadged it to VW. No more VW for me for life. These cars are just endless money pits.
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Bad engine
John, 03/24/2023
2012 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I bought this van used with 78,000 miles on it and had the oil engine cooler replaced last summer and now the motor was making a bad noise. Took the van to the shop and the crankshaft is going out and the van has 102,000 miles on it. I always had the oil changed on regular basis and it was never low on oil. I will never buy another Volkswagon.
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Slightly clumsy
RCK, 12/30/2023
2012 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Lots of space. Many options. Hard on gas except on open road.
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