Hi All just wanted to know if any other beetle owners have experienced loss of compression in their late model beetle engines and required their pistons to be replaced.

I understand that the CAV series of engines in the golfs and Jetta's were prone to piston failures but i was unaware that the CTHD engine suffered from this same problem

our engine only made it to 116'000kms before it needed 4 new pistons. 1 owner from new, always filled with 98 shell or BP. religiously serviced on time and only been to one dealer.

Volkswagen would only cover the cost of the parts due to it being a 2103 model beetle which took a big chunk out of my back pocket paying for the rest of the repair. That being said it's terrible to think that the dealers consider 100'000kms a normal lifespan of an engine, so much for buying a quality product.

i guess gone are the days were you would buy a Japanese car, look after it terribly and it would still last for 300'000kms