Are plug-in hyrbids reliable?

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Are plug-in hyrbids reliable?

I’m thinking of buying a new Volkswagen Golf GTE. The car will be used mostly locally, but include the occasional long journey. The car is fitted with 1.4 petrol engine and six-speed DSG gearbox. Is this a potential reliability nightmare?

Asked on 19 March 2015 by sp100

Answered by Honest John

The six-speed DSG is good, because of its wet clutch. It's the dry clutch seven-speed DSGs that have suffered the problems. I was driving an Audi Q5 hybrid through a frozen forest in Northern Finland last Friday and can confirm that VAG hybrids do work well in all conditions.

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