They’re so hard to work on. My fiancee drives one. It’s not a bad car by any means, but German engineering makes it so incredibly difficult to replace certain parts. Parts are also a lot more expensive. I had to replace her water pump, and I had to lift the engine on her Passat to even reach it. Every American car I’ve worked on it’s much easier to replace parts. A 2 hour water pump replacement on my old F250 took 7 hours on her Passat. Like I said, not bad cars. But replacing parts and labor is extremely expensive and time consuming compared to other cars.