Alls I can go on is my car in comparison to my wife's consecutive Audi A3s. Both of her cars were/are the paragon of reliability and have never needed anything other than service parts and tyres. My Golf on the other hand has cost me a bomb in parts and repairs, frequently has the EML on, has rusting sills/arches, always has 2 or 3 DTCs when I scan it and rattles like a bag of spanners. The parcel shelf is kept in the garage bcause it squeaks when in the car and the door lighting is currently faulty (flashes on and off constantly).