Used 2019 Volkswagen e-Golf Consumer Reviews
Used e-Golf for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2019 e-Golf, so we've included reviews for other years of the e-Golf since its last redesign.
Great car
Andrew Meister, 01/04/2018
2017 Volkswagen e-Golf SEL Premium 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
4 of 8 people found this review helpful
Great car, which is only beat by Tesla’s Model 3.
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The Favorite in Our Fleet of Five
Alfie, 04/29/2024
updated 11/01/2024
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf SE 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Volkswagon put a lot of thought into this scooter rated with a 125 mile range. Handling is excellent with battery pack under the floor. Steering is well damped, responsive and accurate. My wife and I value touches like adaptive cruise control and a backup camera hidden under the swing up VW tailgate logo that keeps it clean. Most of our local driving and the total miles in our fleet is done in this car. Since delivery, our charging has been through a switched 120v outlet only. We don't use the car every day and overnight charging gives it sufficient range for our customary needs. I would love to drive it further, it is such a joy. It has GPS which identifies charging points on a center screen but so far we have deferred to a Subaru Forester for longer trips which is not nearly as pleasurable. I think the e-Golf would make it over the pass from Sisters to Silverton, OR okay but coming home would need an overnight charge there and another hour charge in Detroit to make it to the top of the pass. Once it is at the top we found when we brought it home from the Salem dealer the regen will carry it to Sisters in a brisk manner. Mountain driving does use up the battery pretty quickly and A/C and heating and defrost can use up about 20% of the claimed range. Other pluses of the car include heated front seats with power adjustment, 60/40 fold down rear seat back with its own fold down center arm rest.
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Surprisingly quick
John Zaaijer, 09/25/2019
updated 03/02/2021
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf SE 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent overall driving characteristics. Learning how to maintain and increase range while driving is a interesting new challenge.
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Battery Capacity and Charging Not as Advertised
beckybain, 10/17/2020
2019 Volkswagen e-Golf SEL Premium 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
2 of 19 people found this review helpful
This car is not really functional for even a fairly short day trip, as the actual battery capacity is about 100 miles, and then the charging (even at a DC fast charger) ran as slow as 1 mile per minute. Once you have 15 miles left, convenience functions (like the AC) stop working and often charging stations are out of order. So a found myself driving around LA in 110 degree heat, no AC, frantically searching for a charger, while my dog nearly passed out in the car. Not fun! And, more importantly, not safe! On top of that, VW customer service is truly awful. My car was not enabled with CarNet, as it should have been, and they gave me so much of a hassle to fix that I never did. Instead, a paid a total of $8K to get out of my lease and get a Tesla instead. A much better experience, and regret not getting the Tesla in the first place. I didn't really like the futuristic look of the Tesla, but I've gotten used to it, and the Tesla is so well designed and so functional. On sort of a side note, my understanding is that VW was forced to come out with the e-Golf as part of their settlement for false representations regarding their emissions. And yet, this car is also falsely advertised as being able to charge to 80% capacity in about 30 mins, which is not even close to true. I fully support electric vehicles and this is very disappointing. It almost feels like VW came out with this awful car to turn consumers off electric vehicles (if you think I'm crazy watch Who Killed The Electric Car). But consumers should realize there are much better electric car options out there -- like the Tesla. All that being said, if you want a car to just drive around locally for grocery shopping, etc., this car will work fine.
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Very Comfortable little car
Toyota_Guy, 04/06/2022
2018 Volkswagen e-Golf SEL Premium 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Very comfortable, no rattles, nice interior, more expensive feeling of High End than it's competition. The main reason this EV is better than Nissan or Chevy is German Quality. I love that it has so many adjustable Recuperation modes because not everyone likes the way EV's Recuperation makes the car drive, so you can choose from 5 different levels, from just coasting, to the highest level driving with 1 pedal.
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