2001 Volkswagen New Beetle consumer reviews

This car is the best for me. I always wanted a Beetle and then I was able to buy one in September of 2015. Love it.

It drives and runs great just the shifter cable ends are crap and they are hard to find and there's no need to buy the hole cable just for the rubber bushings at 200 puls dollars

The upholstery started falling down, and the A/C stopped working. I love this car though. GREAT gas mileage!! Love it. Perfect leg room and the back has a ton of room.

This is a great first car for a teen or a second car for a family. Reliable and well maintained. Roomier than you expect and easy to park!

Clean car that sat for a while and needed that was due for a timing belt, water pump, and starter with a tune up. The car is fun to drive.

Nice vehicle to own, turbocharged and powerful. Good looking interior and exterior, clean title and no records

Punch buggy green!! Nice reliable car. Great on gas and fun to drive. Gotta love the classic design!!!!

I bought my Volkswagen new beetle from my sister who bought it from a dealership. The car had been very well taken care of by my sister so when I bought it from her I thought I was making a good purchase. Nope. This car is the worst. Mine was a turbo so it had the looks and the speed. But it also caused a lot of engine problems. If I tried to accelerate too quickly it would shut down completely, like in the middle of the road. There were so many problems with the car I can't even remember them all! In the end I am SO glad to be rid of it. Besides mechanical problems it requires high grade gas which is expensive along with everything else that goes into it. Not a good car.

I purchased this car as it was my dream car. I had one for a rental 5 yrs ago and fell in love. I was a little upset a week after i purchased it to find out that i was sold a car that the clutch was burnt out in. I thought the smell was new brake pads. I love her though. I love the gas millage it gives and cant wait to drive her around for good. The only down side i can think of for the car is that the seats as far as i am concerned are very uncomfortable but the cute yellow color with sun room and 5 speed makes up for it all. I love how smooth it drives on the interstate.

I've owned my 2001 new beetle for about three months. Its a great little car. Its really fun to drive and gets decent gas mileage. Though not a sports car, steering is responsive and precise. I especially love the long list of standard features. Performance is surprisely well even with the base 2.0 liter engine. It rarely feels underpowered. I recommend buying a stick though as the automatic transmission on these cars has a lot of problems. Beware of VW's 01M 4 Speed Automatic Transmission and 09G 6 Speed Tiptronic Automatic Transmission! On 1998-2005 models, the 01M valve body can self destruct which is a cost of $900-$1500 to replace. In rare cases, the 01M can totally fail needing a whole new transmission or rebuild which is a cost of $5000-$8000. On 2005-2010 models, the 09G usually self destructs at 70,000-110,000 miles which needs a whole new transmission or rebuild with a cost of $5000-$8000. If you don't like driving stick and you really want an automatic transmission be sure to look for problems in upshifting and downshifting especially 3rd gear into 4th gear. Pay attention to way the transmission behaves. The only thing to ignore is a slight delay in the transmission engaging when shifting into drive. This is a normal feature of the transmission and is there to warm up the automatic transmission fluid faster. Explained to me by a VW Master Technician. You could play it safer by buying a model with the 01M transmission. However, I strongly recommend just playing it the safest and buying a stick.