It’s interesting that VW introduced 5 year warranties as of 01 January 2019.
So did Toyota.
VW prior offered an extended warranty option for an extra 2 years, IE 5 years as a paid add on.
Technically, has anything changed between the vehicles sold prior to 01Jan19 or subsequently? Noting it’s the date sold and not the date of manufacture that the change in warranty applies to.
Both manufacturers expect a post 2019 sold vehicle to last the extra time and distance. It would be a reasonable expectation that a model with the same spec engine manufactured prior to that date would be equally reliable.
VW might argue that they increased the cost of post 01Jan19 vehicles to include the previous add on extended warranties. Irrespective a motor vehicle engine should reasonably last much longer if properly maintained, if the service recommendations are to be believed. The last entry in the provided log book service schedule might be a fair minimum. Most seem to provide for at least 10years and up to 200,000km.
I don’t expect these comments would sway VW. It’s just a nice way of suggesting that if VW reply with a no, VW aren’t being honest about the performance of their product. This assumes there had been no error in maintenance.
P.S.
In another related community topic, VW rated well above average for new car reliability.
