I agree with everything you said -- positive and negative. I am retired and just returned from a 4,000 mile road trip to the civil war battlegrounds and my 6 speed TDI was just amazing -- performance, fuel economy, and driveability. As for the environment, there are more diesel 18 wheelers on the road now than I have ever seen before, pumping huge amounts of black exhaust. Please concern yourself with those before my little four cylinder, whitch with the exhaust scrubber system is really not that bad. Nobody will ever take this car from me!

Last year I picked up a 2014 JSW tdi 6m CPO with 16,400 miles. Was fully loaded, moonroof, 17" alloys, premium sound with 6 disk changer and NO navigation. Don't waste your $$ on the nav, display too small. Has the factory roof rails. Bought a used OEM roof crossbars and cargo carrier. The 2014 has a traction control switch that can be toggled off. This vehicle does not require add blue either. 50mpg hwy all day long. Factory Continental's are horrible in the snow. Bought a set of 16" steelies with Blizzaks from Tirerack, $980. This is a must have upgrade for winter driving. Thanks for the video, very well done Sir.

Kept my 2015 Jetta TDi still getting great fuel economy even after the conversions.

It's so sad these are the last. I'm on my 4th consecutive TDI in 20 years. 3 Golfs and now a 2011 Jetta Sportwagon. IMO they're the most maintenance free, fuel frugal, everyday practical, automotive bang for the buck available.

I love my Jetta 2010 tdi, has 386000 or so km on it. I’m keeping it, going to ride it till it dies and it has its quirks, like the thermostats are always finicky and crap out early. You gotta clean the EGR with highway driving but that’s easy for my work commute, and after an upgraded hpfp I’ve been getting 52-54 mpg on stock steel rims with winter tires in the front and all season in the back. I love the sound of my car, I love that it’s a gem to be saved from the crushing lots, and most of all the aftermarket parts are becoming cheap and plentiful, but the occasional parts that need proper treatment have to be maintained (The new DPF is finicky with some models after the upgraded modifications from the scandal but they’re prone to cracking when reaching 270+lbs of torque) But you could always delete it( check your local laws) it may always a cel for some little thing but damned if it isn’t the best low rpm/high torque fun with that beautiful turbo whistle!

Just bought a 2014 Jetta TDI with the DSG and love it

Im here for the outtakes

We are doing the buyback for our 09 TDI and thinking of getting a low mileage 2015 TDI to replace it. We absolutely love our Mk5 TDI but it needs a ABS module $2000. Otherwise it’s been trouble free with 200k miles.

I bought a 2011 diesel gate jetta sportwagen with 40k miles for 10k and I flipping love it.. Sold my tacoma for 30k, put 2k down on the tdi and my monthly payment went from 571.00 to 140.00.. My MPG's went from 14 to 36.. I drive aggressive!

I replaced my 2001 Golf TDI in January with a CPO 2015 Golf TDI with the same engine as your Jetta. The market is flooded with these cars now, and great deals are all over the place. So far I really like the engine/6-speed manual in my Golf. Too bad about dieselgate, as VW's diesels are super excellent.

I’m fairly certain the pre-‘15 Jettas have the CJAA 2.0. My girlfriend’s car is a 2013 TDI DSG and the car is wonderful to drive. I’ll personally fight like hell to keep it around.

I absolutely love my 2015 Golf TDI. I’m going to drive it for a long time.

I have a 2011 model, fully kitted out, love it to death!

I bought the identical car used after the emissions fixes from a VW dealer in August 2017 with 38k miles. I've put almost 50k miles on it in about two and a half years of mostly highway driving. I also have a set of Blizzaks for winters here in Washington. Most of those miles were commuting to my job in Seattle from central Washington 115 miles each way over a 3000-foot mountain pass. I've owned 30+ vehicles over my driving years and few have exceeded my expectations in as many ways as my Jetta. I've consistently gotten 47-52 mpg. It has only had a couple of minor issues both of which I was able to fix myself (replacing a bad ambient temperature sensor and fixing broken shutters in front of the radiator from the previous owner having a minor front end collision). I've added a short-throw shift kit and driving lights. I don't make that killer commute anymore so I am hoping I can keep this car running for 20 years. There are very few contemporary cars that you can have that hope for these days and it looks we won't see the TDI again.

Great video. Just a couple comments. I had a 2013 Jetta TDI with the DSG. I turned it back in when VW offered me more money than I could reasonably refuse. And that was splitting the sorry money with the previous owner because I bought just a couple weeks after the scandal hit the presses (stick it to the man, ya know?). I've been test driving the Passat TDI's that are coming back on the market (I sometimes felt the Jetta was a bit small). I forgot how much I had to get used to the DSG. And the manual Passat I drove had way more turbo lag than I thought it should/maybe it's just too heavy of a car for the engine. So I'm in the market for a Jetta TDI with the manual again. Great cars. Put a tune on them (guys with the Malone or Kerma tunes are getting 170+ hp and 70 MPG). Remove the emissions junk (I'm from MT where we don't have emissions testing). And then just drive them for 300k. It almost doesn't make sense to buy anything else as a commuter. Just my opinion...

Just picked up a tdi 6 manual golf Sportwagon. Yeah, I like it.

I bought a 2013 TDI in 2018 and I love it. It’s a sportwagen 6 speed manual No DEF on 2013

I have a 2012 Jetta TDI with 6 SPD DSG and am in the process of picking up a 2014 Jetta sportwagen TDI with the same tranny. Absolutely bad ass car.

I got a 2012 TDI 264,000 km's and love my TDI never had DPF issues i commute 45 minutes in the early morning to work and 1 1/2 to 2 hours back home in traffic. TDI's are solid vehicles.

I bought it! I LOVE it! Driving is fun again!

dealer lots are still littered with low mileage, cheap TDIs. about to pull the trigger on a CPO 15 TDI Golf 6m with 26,000 miles for $13k - this comes with the CPO warranty and the 126,000 mile emissions equipment warranty. incredible deals right now.

We have a 2014 vw tdi are the engines good cause you mentioned that the 2015 model crushed the 2014 model year ?

Considering a 2013-4 Jetta TDI 6 manual...replacing my old 2000 Golf TDI 5speed. My brother convinced me of getting one every since he got a 2015 Golf TDI...

I might be going to look at your old car tomorrow! Carfax said it came from Connecticut, but I'll be looking at it in Poughkeepsie.

Great, very professional review! :)

We had a 2009 Sportwagen with 140k miles, did the buyback, and replaced it with an Alltrack. Later in 2017 when the embargo was lifted, VW offered a good deal to move the the 2015 TDIs that had been stuck on dealer lots ($5000 off, 0% interest, 100k warranty), so we got a 2015 Golf Sportwagen TDI. The 2015 gets unbelievably good mpg (45 avg, low 50s at 75 mph, maybe even 60s if you drive less than 70). We never got close to that with our 2009 TDI. Regarding no ability to turn off traction control, I initially thought that too, but reading the manual I learned VW moved the switch into the car stereo (surely to save money). We also have General Arctic Altimax snow tires and they work great. When I drive our Golf Sportwagen TDI there is a noticably diesely feel when compared to our Alltrack, which is the same car but uses gas. The feature that irritates me the most about the car is when you turn the temperature control to full blue it automatically turns on the A/C and recirc requiring you to turn it off. The second most irritating feature is keyless entry/push-button start. I don't like the way you can't tell how much DEF is left until it is low. It can be done with with a VAGCOM cable, but most owners done have that. The 6-speed manual and its features are the greatest part of the car.

I just bought myself a 2014 Jetta TDI automatic. So far I love it and it was a sweet deal with the car having only 33K miles on it. I purchased it from a Nissan dealership (probably why it was priced well) and noticed under the hood some stickers stating the vehicle had been modified twice, the second done in March 2018. I was not aware about the AD blue requirement and was not informed when purchased because Nissan probably would not care to tell me. Is this something that the dealer would do every 10K miles during the oil change? If so how much typically is being charged to do this, in VW dealer prices I mean.

Bought my '15 in '17 after the software upgrades were done. I absolutely love this car so far after 45K miles. The engine performs great. The DSG is great except for the maintenance cost. But I accept the maintenance cost because it's such a great transmission. It gets far better fuel mileage than my motorcycles. I've gotten close to 60 mpg on trips. I plan on keeping it until the wheels fall off.

thinking about buying a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0 TDI diesel engine, 6 speed manual, has 60k miles. thoughts or suggestions? price?

Hey guys, I thinking of buying a 2015 TDI. Jetta/golf. Are they reliable. Besides the timing belt, what should I expect? I'll be doing 90% highway

@Driveltryan im this close in getting a 2015 tdi jetta (automatic). Asked my mechanic regarding this car and he told me to stay away from it because the reliability issues. He recommended me a Toyota, Honda, or Mazda. Found a 2015 jetta tdi...but i don't want to buy a headache. Do you reccomend it?

I have owned 3 TDIs and I am going to pick up another one this week. Great cars! I have never witnessed the fuel economy that so many others profess. 60 MPG-really?

love my 1.6 TDI. Though the intense heat in India keeps me lil bit worried about it reliability but so far no faults since i bought it used at 70k at the odo, serviced it, and been using it since, approx 10k miles.

I bought my 2015 TDI with the 6 speed manual about a month before dieselgate came out. I decided to keep mine and had the fix applied (both stages). I absolutely love mine. The fuel economy is absolutely amazing and it's fun to drive!

I just bought a 2014 TDI Sportswagen 2.0l Twin turbo. It has had the exhaust work done and has a waranty until 2024 or 120,000 miles. I runs well but today I took it on the highway up to 65 -75 MPH and it has this "sheet metal ping/bang" noise coming out of the back. I'm guessing it's the exhaust. Any thoughts on what exactly is causing the noise?

Serious question, I just bought that exact car a few days ago and I’ve never had a diesel so idk what rpm I should be shifting at for optimum health of the car

been over a year since you have posted this video. Have you run into any issues with this car since owning it? Mine has been having extreme cold climate issues in about -40 but in the summer time it has been a wicked car. Considering selling it next year cuz i am un sure of the reliability of it at higher milage.

I agree with this. I have the same car and trim but with the 1.4t engine. Takes regular and I get 30MPG in the city and 40mpg on the highway.

Hey! Thx for the video. I just got the 2015 Passat TDI, manual. My question is, have u had any issues with the DEF/DPF, thanks, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

Nice video , I have a ‘15 Golf TDI … Malone 2 , Sport suspension 1’6 in Love it more than my Audi and MB, very economic sounds like real car not return such cars are history . I wish to keep all life !!

Any big differences in 2015 or pre 2015 TDIs?

Wish I had the manual😐

great honest review bud.

I bought a 2013 Jetta TDI 2.0 turbocharged and is really fun to ride I’m going to put more power in to it

Very easy to add a Traction Control button...Love mine

Dose vw still have a paint warranty?

I have a 2014 Passat TDI and it doesn't have a traction control on/off button either, but there is a way to turn off the traction control on my car and it might work on yours. Follow this sequence: 1) power up the car but do not start the engine, 2) turn on the hazard lights, 3) press the gas peddle 5 times and you will see the traction control "off" icon on the dash, 4) start the car and you will now be driving without traction control. To go back to traction control "on", turn off the engine and then restart. The traction control will be reactivated. Give it a shot.

You are absolutely right, ea189 was a far better engine with better power and torque response.

im picking up a 2012 golf TDI 2door with manual for a daily driver. only 49k miles on it.

Why do so many tdi jettas have the wheel caps removed

You can turn traction thru radio believe or not .. I kno

The Pre-2015 were not crushed. Some were repaired and offer for resale too.

i like it very much i have got the polo tdi 16 turbo it runs very well

I just fill my def at the truckstop its super easy the nozzle fits right into the tank from the pump its way cheaper too

Now after watching this video now I’m even more convinced to get one of the or golf in diesel. Preferably manual. Just a few questions, Do you still have the car? And how reliable are they? I live in Pennsylvania and we have some harsh winters up here.

man i wish i could have 3 cars... here in Ontario Canada you're looking at about 1500-2000/car/yr.... might aswell get back in the TDI scene and get one that does EVERYTHING well, especially when deleted ;)

how many miles does it have and how many did u put on urself?

I just bought a 17,000 mile Jetta tdi SE 6 speed. It has all the fix's on it. I always wanted one and was kinda upset about not being able to get one after the scandal. I drove the DSG transmission, and its a nice auto, but I am just a manual kinda guy. I drive 63 miles each way to work, so I intend to put her to the test. Thanks for the review.

Had a 2009 tdi jetta car got rear ended hard at stop light push 6 cars forward suv that hit me was in bad shape my jetta all n all was fine just couldn't pop the trunk lol, , ,, car was claimed total loss ended up buying many cars since then honda bmw etc,, 10 years later bought 2015 passat tdi sel, love it best cars ever great fit n finish a true everyday driver meaning it starts all the time, lol, fun car with excellent handling and performance VW LOVE.

I gave my 15 back I was so mad a month later so a year later I bought a clean 13

I cannot wait to get back into one. I've been driving around a hatchback STI for years... Bought it new. Engine grenaded before no time. It's been nothing but a money pit they gets 200 miles per full tank of 93 octane fuel. So done

Nice video!

You can actually turn off traction control in the "car" menu. It's really easy - a three step process.

I'm buying a 2015 golf tdi in a couple of days I hope it's as good as your jetta

Hey mate do you still have it?

Lmao at the outtakes! 😆

I got a 2012 6spd Tdi the other day, things a beauty with 75k

The botton traction control is in the globe box, isn’t it?

I bought my 2015 Jetta TDI SE with the DSG transmission at auction with only 20000 miles. it had already been modified with the stage one emissions equipment and as such did not qualify for the buyback program but because I agreed to the stage 2 modification Volkswagen has offered me some money. So I assume I will also have the urea injection AdBlue tank and heater ridiculous system installed when they are finished. If anyone wants mine I will sell it for wholesale while it is still under the bumper to bumper 36000-mile factory warranty!

I have a 16 Touareg TDI. Powerful car

Keeping it worth more today than back in September 2015

Thank you for a review without all the corny rap crap and staying on point.

I don't know where the 2015 models are assembled but I can tell you my 2011 tdi jetta from Mexico is a far cry from my 04 gti shipped over from Wolfsburg Austria.

Why would you get rid of it

To me the 2019 Jetta looks like it is pretty much a Passat I love Passat don't get me wrong man I miss my 09 Jetta TDI almost the exact same car as yours little differences here and there I've tried driving other vehicles I'm wanting me another TDI

of course

Jetta TDI ,it's the best car in the whole word .l drive them for 28 years never l had problem with them.

Great presentation! Always wanted to get my hands on the TDI...at least before VWgate. Silly bloopers....please watch the F's & M.F's to keep it informational rather than psychological...complexes.

I just bought a 2012 Jetta SportWagen TDI so I'd say 2015 isn't the only year you can buy again.

The only thing i HATE it the stupid hill assist for the manual transmission

I bought my 2015 in 2017, car was considered brand new. I use DEF from O’reilly, literally no problem, don’t want to buy from Stealership.

Yeah that traction control pissed me off too got stuck in my apartment parking lot because I couldn’t giver. got 2015 VW tdi also

Fun fact, the headlights are actually the same as the older 11+

I didn’t need the car but I had to HUNT it down as well, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

Just bought a 2015 jetta tdi with automatic.

Does that have any insulation? That video makes your car sound almost as noisy as a city bus. Btw, $23k is what my 2006 Accord cost new.

I bought a used 2014 Jetta TDI December of 2018. So they aren't getting crushed.

I just picked up a 2013 TDI Passat with the DSG tranny. Great fuel economy tuned and deleted.

Bought mine new in Feb 2015 was ordered from me in Oct 2014......2015 Jetta SEL TDI Loaded with every option they paid me well over 7K to keep it and a great Warranty..... So we kept her 5 years old now and only 60k miles! Very rare car

I managed to get a 2014 passat tdi yesterday lol

You're wrong the cars will not be crushed, just the software updated.

No pano sunroof? Well. Your foot wells will stay dry!

2019 Jetta looks like either a Chrysler 200 or a Sebring. Hideous

They never crushed them. They modified them. I just picked up a 2013 for $8000 that was modified to pass inspection post scandal.

same exact car as mine, same wheels and color too

Bro you should have way more subscribers than this.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW..I had two of these from 2005 to 2010.....2l pdi then tdi..used as work vehicles.. last one i had went through 3 turbos.. before vw..diagnosed a faulty oil pump.....warranty... job.. noo add blue...and a dsc switch standard defo not a pussy magnet...but they dont like you for your car do they.... Then got my mazda 3.... :) N x

I'm keeping my... I just hit 100000 on her very happy what I paid

I disagree. Manual TDI have always been the way to go. Always have been that way

I’m sorry bro but the reliability is NOT a pro when it comes to European Diesel engines