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Used 2011 Volkswagen Routan Consumer Reviews

3.5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Best Bang for your Buck

First VW, 06/12/2010
2010 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

My family out grew our SUV and there was no way I was buying a new super- sized suv/crossover. After doing some research, test-drives, and haggling, we fell for the VW. Turns out you can buy the VW with better handling, interior materials, and appeal for a similar price as the Chrysler/Dodge counterpart (and ~3k less than Toyota/Honda). I have owned and been happy with previous Dodge and Jeep purchases, so the fact that it's half Chrysler did not bother us.

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5 out of 5 stars

Very Pleased with our SEL Routan

stjohns, 12/21/2010
2010 Volkswagen Routan SEL Premium 4dr Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

After over a year of trouble free ownership we can recommend the Routan as a high quality family frendly van. Feature and handling have been 1st class. VW carefree service at zero cost is risk free. A lot of after market products can be purchased at great prices thanks to T & C sibling. to high volume siblings at Chysler.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Exelent Van

Enrriquillo, 10/08/2010
2010 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Driving to NY from South Carolina tree times, 12 hours trip, very confortable and nice to drive. Not very noisy inside. Gas in average, I would like one with engine TDI. Sound system ok. Captain seats very comfortable for long trips.

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1 out of 5 stars

Cannot stand this van

vanluvea, 07/25/2013
updated 07/25/2017
2011 Volkswagen Routan S 4dr Minivan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

This is my first minivan and I bought it used to save some bucks. However, I completely regret my purchase. My main complaint on this thing is interior quality. It seems like everything is taped together. Both front seats creak, creaks in the pillars, rattle in the dash and right sliding door rattles. Not to mention the windows rattle when they are down. The suspension on this thing is definitely stiffer which is fine but when the interior is built so poorly it easily shows. The worst part is the Caravan seems better by a small margin. I am ditching this thing for an Odyssey and willing to lose some cash on my trade in. That's just how much I hate it.

Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
2 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Mad mama

Carroll Thomas, 05/11/2016
2011 Volkswagen Routan SE 4dr Minivan w/Rear Seat Ent (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful

As soon as the 60 mile warranty expired, the transmission light came on. I took it to have a Emissions Test done and it failed. I learned that the torque converter needs replacing. The car is some garbage. I would never recommend anyone purchase Volkswagen.

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3 out of 5 stars
Technology
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
2 out of 5 stars
Value
3 out of 5 stars
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