Used 2012 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Consumer Reviews
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Disaster...love the car, but 10 service calls??
lastvw, 10/17/2014
2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
16 of 19 people found this review helpful
This has been a nightmare. I have been back to the dealer 10 times with check engine light issues and ad blue issues. brakes squeal in reverse. tires very hard to balance. great car...but I don't have the time for the service....if you buy one, must buy the extended warranty (3rd party).
Worst vehicle I've ever owned.
Ben, 01/22/2022
updated 07/31/2023
2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Sport 4dr SUV AWD w/Navigation (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Maintenance, repairs and spares for this car are a killer. You can't do maintenance yourself because parts are either unobtainable or rediculously over priced. Add to that that VW never met a needlessly complicated solution to a non-existent problem that they didn't like. Long story short, I'm gonna buy a Honda or Toyota next and be done with this piece of garbage. Diesel engine randomly had a catastrophic failure in spite of meticulous maintenance and well below average mileage.
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2 years and 30,000 miles
fordecoboost, 03/17/2014
2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
Quite possibly the best vehicle I have owned and this covers GM, Chrysler, Ford, Austin Healy 3000, Volvo. Volkswagen Group(Porsche & Audi). (Ford F 150ecoboost not included, The Beast). Fuel Mileage is as advertised...20-29mpg overall. 2(2 -5,800 mile rt's from California to Ohio, via southern and northern routes[28.5mpg avg. Speed to 105mph]. Tire wear(Pirelli) is at the half way point, brake pads are at 9mm. Vehicle speed control maintains speed when ascending long grades(ie, New Mexico and Arizona)Not true when decending. Was given a rather late model Infinity SUV while waiting on delivery of Vdub. What a joke! Like a buckboard with confusing controls. 6 inch watery marsh, no problem.
Best Vehicle We've Ever Owned!
KDizzle, 09/07/2019
2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Executive 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My wife and I recently purchased our 2012 Touareg TDI. We've only put about 2K miles on it but it's been amaizing so far. Fuel economy around town averages around 21 mpg and on the highway it's easy to get 28-30 mpg. We did a road trip to CO and averaged 29.8 mpg over 500 miles on our return trip. Styling is understated but very attractive. Extremely comfortable seating for all - plenty of adjustment for both driver and passenger, very easy to get the optimal driving position. Ride is firm but extremely confident - it shares its platform with the Porsche Cayenne afterall and handles incredibly for its size and weight. The interior is extremely well put together, everything is exactly where you want it to be, and exudes a quiet luxury. We bought our Touareg used with 77K miles on it and everything looks, sounds and feels like a new car - everything tight and zero rattles. Ours is an Executive model so it has the excellent Dynaudio audio system that sounds amazing, panoramic sunroof, 20 in wheels, keyless entry and more. Due to the whole Dieselgate thing it comes with VW's 48K, 4 year extended warranty which is nice. It's also capable of towing up to 7700 pounds which is crazy. We're hoping it's going to be reliable going forward but so far it's easily the nicest vehicle we've ever owned.
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Extremely disappointed - not recommended
sk14msk, 11/19/2013
2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux 4dr SUV AWD w/Prod. End 10/11 (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2012 Toureg certified used with 12k miles on it. The steering wheel shakes at 65-75 mph and I took my car back to the dealer two times already. Every time they returned the car to me, they said the problem has been fixed. New tires, alignment, nothing is helping. There are numerous other VW Touareg drivers out there who are as disappointed as I am. The steering wheel shake makes longer trips very uncomfortable. I am extremely unhappy with this car.
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