I love my 'bus'-it carries me and 6 children to and from schools and clubs in comfort It seems quite economical and is fun to drive The external passenger door handle fell off in the first week-the mechanic asked me why I pulled it so hard! Since th...
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I bought this car new for its space and apparent quality of finish. It has 30000 on the clock. During the last two months it has had two suspension rods replaced under warranty. The Aircon failed in June. It was in the VW garage for 3 days. The a/c ...
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Lovely car, but let down by easily scratched interior fittings. 3 years old and out of warranty and the rear heater packs up, a disc calliper set needs replacement over Ł1000 for repairs on a fully serviced car The air con been repaired x3 under war...
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Purchased as ex-dem from VW dealer with 4k miles on clock. Reported lumpy engine output at 2k revs and poor cold starting. Main dealer had it in said there was a fault with aircon and caused a load of problems with dash board rattles and non fitting...
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Bought from new and very pleased. Covered 20K in 12 months and only had one problem - delivered with a/c drainpipe running into passenger footwell. VW Customer Service sorted it out and gave £200 compensation for inconvenience. Only complaint i...
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Have been driving a Sharan TDi for 3 months as a company car. Great for the family and the only car where my daughter does not complain about the legroom (she's only 5 years old) I found the only problem that has occurred, was when I turned the car ...
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The car has done 103500 miles and although it is very comfortable and versatile, it has spent a lot of time in the garage The clutch master cylinder has been replaced twice and the air conditioning has failed three times. The passenger seat recliner...
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air con totally unreliable. door handles paint wear common fault. paintwork easily scratched. anybody with similar problems?

All I can say is rubbish! This car has failed in so many ways. Aircon three times, garage want Ł800 to fix. Drive shafts failed at 50k, just out of warranty, no help from VW or garage Been driving cars for 15 years all over 100k never had drive shaf...
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I thought I'd buy a Sharan. I went to a dealer in the midlands and test drove one. Flash Harry the salesman just loved to show me the folding wing mirrors. On the test drive it pulled to the left. "that's handy, there's a left turn coming up" was ...
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This is my second new Sharan The first was a one lemon with irrepairable aircon, failed computer etc. So I bought another On this one I have had failed aircon - surprise - failed auto transmission and three major electrical failures. It's in dock no...
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Purchased my 1.9 TDI 115 as ex demo from VW dealer. Now 47k on the clock Overall very happy with the car. Great for families. Very versatile carrier However this year has been expensive with track rod end, exhaust and now Aircon all requiring attent...
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Great car for driving long distances, comfortable, excellent ride, and loads of space for dogs, luggage, etc. Carries fence panels, filing cabinets, etc with ease.
BUT.......
Fuel consumption from 1.8 turbo truly appalling at 15 - 25 mpg, ev...
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The VR6 engine is great, makes a huge difference on such a heavy car. Fuel economy averages 20 MPG, mostly round town, get 28-30 MPG on long runs.
Problems:
Gear selector switch - nice costly fix from VW (only because they have their expensiv...
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I bought my Sharan 2.0 SL (1 year old) only 1 month ago. Within 24 hours, the exhaust sounds really tinny and vibrates when cold. As the engine and exhaust warms up, it starts to sound more like a car, but when cold, it sounds like a demented wasp u...
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Had car six months, second hand. Great family car with plenty of room. Paintwork easily scratched but no serious problems apart from a leak at front on drivers’ side. Cannot find solution would be grateful for any ideas.

I made some previous comments re-water leaks into footwells. I since had a cracked windscreen which was replaced by a leading company. The fitter assured me that the problem with the leak was due to a poorly fitted screen from new. I was doubtful, bu...
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Mine is the 90bhp version, which is underpowered; the other TDI's are better. The fuel consumption is worse than quoted, I average around 36 - 37 MPG, and normally I can beat the manufacturers figures but not with this one. The electric window switc...
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Owned this car from new. Adjustable steering column replaced under warranty (30K), wouldn't lock in position. MAF replaced by an independent in Nottinghamshire (80K) after main agent failed to identify the problem at two attempts New exhaust, custom...
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Bought the car second hand about 18 months ago (2002) with 60k on the clock. I got the price down because of all the defects, badly scratched paint, broken ashtray, broken bottle holders, broken speaker grills Had twelve months and it needed new tra...
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Guess what has gone wrong with mine with 50K on the clock, and after a few months of sluggish acceleration. Diagnosis is defective mass airflow sensor, surprise, surprise Why are they so expensive? Why do they go wrong so often? Also Air con blows f...
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I have just come back from the VW dealers with a bill for 1,057 Euro's, ouch!! The car, a VW Sharan 1.9tdi GL 110(bhp) 1999 with 50,000k miles. Problems dealt with to day were as follows aircon fan failure (on radiator), track rod wear (replaced), i...
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Had the car from new now nearing 50k miles and oh dear the speed going uphill and for overtaking has steadily decreased to a virtual crawl.....Oh dear, don't tell me it's that air mass meter that needs replacing.

I have bought a second hand, manual 1.9TDi. I must agree with other comments that the build quality is very poor for a car of this price. The third gear syncromesh has failed twice. There is a rain water leak into the main cabin coming from the fron...
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Very roomy and my wife thinks it is the most comfortable and easy to drive car we have had. It has enough power to pull my 5-berth caravan at the maximum allowable speed Roof window leaks like a sieve. When the fuel tank is full it can be heard and ...
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Had my Sharan since new, now done 70,000mls. Have had several problems, twice the coil has packed up, the last time on a very busy junction in Guildford full up with family and luggage from Gatwick. RAC found problem straight away. Now for the past 6...
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Bought this piece of lard 2 years ago. Within a week problems started, but the garage didn't want to know. Took it to a VW dealer who in turn diagnosed a faulty air flow meter. Cost £185. Then the Turbo started playing up Took it back to VW who...
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To add to a number of major repairs, VW main dealer took nearly 3 years not to fix the internal lights that kept on flashing on and off whilst in motion. Window wiper mechanism broke which cost a fortune to repair would have been cheaper if it was p...
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What a great car and a great idea. Badly let down by VW A few problems I can live with, like flimsy plastic bits breaking and paintwork easy to scratch. But not expensive major components on not very old cars, breaking or going faulty My abs light h...
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Bought second hand a year ago. Never been more disgusted with the quality of a car Mass air flow meter needed changing a week after I bought it; (thankfully under warranty! Also experienced a problem with the interior lights blowing fuses. Traced it...
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Bought my Sharon two years ago with 17K on the clock. Went like a slug and I thought well, it is a big car with a little engine. Steadily got slower over the next two years and two trips to the VW garage couldn’t find any problem. (So much for...
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Catalytic converter casing cracked after 50,000 miles. VW Claims Department does not want to know. All the engineers I've contacted (including VW ones) state that the casing should not crack at all, let alone be the first part of the exhaust to fail...
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Bought the car second hand at 40k miles and I am disappointed with it. At 49k miles, the air flow meter failed. The electric windows failed and this affected the locking mechanism and immobiliser. The lack of a manual means trips to garages and a bi...
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Bought from a dealer via PX - for a knackered Ford Escort...who saw who coming.
When we bought it we got discount for airbag warning light that needs resetting (18 pounds by VX), dealer said they'd done it once already. Yeah - right! Abs warnin...
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A fine car, lovely and big great ride. Felt like flying a helicopter and was mainly just as fast. Faithfully took us to France and back loaded with booze on many occasions. The first car we owned that my daughter did not feel travel sick in!

Bought second-hand from hire co. four years ago with 30k already on the clock and never had a problem. Manual CL model, 90bhp and basic trim, served us (2 adults + 3 kids) extremely well last four years Agree speakers are easily damaged (kids traine...
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Great family car - even after 45K TDi gives 50mpg. Problems with plastics, such as speaker grills and mirror visors constantly break. The only large expense was an air flow meter at 35K (but you get great economy at low speed when it goes!) Q -Does ...
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Bought this vehicle 3 years ago second hand from a main dealer. Most we have ever paid for a car. But thought that VW have such a good name that we couldn't go wrong!!! How wrong can you be? What a Lemon! Terrible build quality...scratches, scuffs et...
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As for most other VW Sharan owners the excellent versatility and economy of the vehicle has been marred by appalling and it seems ongoing engineering failures.
The airconditioning system failed after two years due to loss of refrigerant charge vi...
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2.8 Auto very nice to drive (40k miles, 6 years), good fun with lots of passengers over, but - too many problems. Flimsy, now broken, speaker grilles, sunvisors, trim. Lambda sensor replaced twice (about £175 each time). Air con has not worked ...
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When it rains heavily the drainage channels clearing water from the windscreen area cannot cope as they tend to get blocked easily with little bits from trees on the road. You have to take off the front wheel arches to get at them During one downpou...
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Owned two years, done 25,000 miles and approaching 100,000. Love it (driving, comfort, capacity) - BUT I'm a musician and DON'T get paid when I don't arrive - SO forget the minor things like cheap speaker grilles, I'm ONLY interested in reliability ...
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Bought second hand. Very disappointed. This car has some sort of design flaw around the locking system. Cold weather and rain cause it to fail. Sometimes it unlocks itself leaving all the windows open I've battled with VW and dealer who have replace...
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I bought this ex-demo, and as the model was newly launched, I assumed that the faults (seat trim, speaker grilles etc) were teething troubles. Astonishingly, other contributors to this site repeatedly show that the problems remain.
We've suffere...
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The autogearbox started slipping before engaging 3rd, a very costly repair. I also had the common problems of the speaker grill and vanity mirror covers breaking The most annoying thing is it only returns 15mpg around town, I think there's something...
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My Sharan is a great car to drive, very versatile with passengers and or cargo. That is really where the good comments end Main problems have been aircon evaporator replaced, after 2 trips to VW, complete engine rebuild after turbo exploded included...
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Seemingly random operation of electric windows and central locking. Can you advise Otherwise happy with car.

I have had this car for four years now and must admit that it has been very reliable. I agree with the points raised over the ashtrays, speaker grills etc. as they do break a lot and are expensive to replace. However, when they go wrong, they go wro...
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I have had mine for two years (63000 at start) and am now on 84000. I bought VW on the mistaken impression that it must be better than Ford/Seat. It goes well except for petrol consumption, of course. It takes great loads and is brilliant for all com...
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We bought a Sharan to replace a stolen Espace, because it was marginally cheaper, looked better and was more car-like to drive. What a mistake. How can the Sharan be called a family car? children only have to look at the internal and external fitting...
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Owned for 8 years/90,000 miles. Has spent a lot of expensive time in the garage. Power steering, ABS and A/C have all failed. Drive shafts required replacement due to worn joints Plug leads broken by ham-fisted dealers. Bonnet release cable broke. T...
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