Reviews of owners about the Volkswagen Polo automatic box
Cars VW Polo, occupy a leading position in the world for the durability of its main units, including automatic transmissions. This fact is confirmed by the car owners, who leave numerous positive statements on the network. However, along with the laudatory odes, it is possible to meet some reviews of owners about the disadvantages of the automatic Volkswagen Polo.
Volkswagen Polo is a family of compact budget cars bestsellers, which in huge quantities VW concern produces to this day. How reliable automatic transmissions “shelf”, will help to know the reviews about the automatic Volkswagen Polo box, left by owners on the network.
What automatic transmissions were put on the “Polo”?
For the first time automatic transmissions received models of Generation III, the line of VW Polo, which started in 1994. Cars of this generation became a complete remake of the previous Polo family. Vag specialists updated the lineup on all fronts, including visual and technical aspects.
The first automatics on the VW Polo
Since 1995, Volkswagen Polo III, including hatchbacks, wagons and sedans, and their restyling, were equipped with classic four-speed automatic – 01M, its own production, as well as boxes of Japanese company Jatco, belonging to the holding company Nissan. These boxes, as well as other automatics that were installed on the VW Polo (except the RKPP), were combined with 1.4-1.6 liter engines.
Automatic transmission with tiptronic
After the next generation change in 2001, the range of the new fourth generation was expanded with the world’s first six-speed automatic transmission with a “tiptronic” system, allowing the transmission to be switched to manual mode to save fuel. The new gearbox 09G was produced by the famous Japanese company Aisin for VW. VW itself created electronic control unit and aggregated the new gearbox with their own engines.
The first models to receive the legendary six-speed automatic transmission 09G – upgraded versions of three-and five-door hatchbacks, the fourth generation of VW Polo (2005-2008), with 80 or 105 horsepower engines, brand BUD or BTS, 1.4-1-6 L. On these cars, the automatic is available in packages such as: Comfortline, Sportline, Trendline, with the prefix Tiptronic or AT.
Automatic gearbox Volkswagen Polo
The same boxes are on the 5th generation sedans in the configurations – Tiptronic Comfortline, Highline, Trendline, released from 2008 to 2020. Automatic units 09G, on cars Polo sedan works in tandem with the engine brand CFNA, which develops a maximum capacity of 105 horses at 5,600 rpm.
In addition to sedans, these automatic transmissions are present in the latest sixth-generation Polo liftbacks, which the concern has been producing since 2020. Six-speed automatic transmission on the “Volkswagen Polo” with liftback-type body is available in versions Football Edition, Exclusive, Respect, Status with 1.6 liter engines CWVA brand, 110 horsepower and a maximum torque of 155 Nm.
The production of the fifth generation of Volkswagen Polo began in 2008. This time German specialists from VAG offered models with preselective automatic transmission of robotized type.
The DSG-7 or DQ200 robotized gearbox is VW’s own innovative invention. It is a mechanical unit, but with automatic gear shifting, which is performed not by the driver, but by a special control unit – mechatronic, and actuators. The driver, by analogy with an automatic machine, only switches specific driving modes with the help of the selector. The rest is done by the electronic brains of the box, which, based on the information received from various sensors, include the optimal speed for specific driving conditions.
Accordingly, there is no clutch pedal in cars with robotized boxes. However, these units, as well as in the classic mechanics, have a driven clutch disc with the basket, but instead of a man, controls this node (as well as gear shifting), the actuator, a mechanical actuator, whose work is adjusted mechatronic. Actually, since the 5th generation, Polo is equipped with advanced, preselective seven-speed gearbox DQ200, with double dry clutch, developed by VAG together with another German company LUK.
Volkswagen Polo transmissions.
DQ200 DSG-7 transmissions are found on three- or five-door Volkswagen Polo V hatchbacks produced from 2008 to 2018, with the RPGs available in such trims as: Comfortline, JOY, Cross Polo, Trendline. These models have robot transmissions paired with 1.2 or 1.4-liter gasoline or diesel engines.
In addition DQ200 DSG-7 can be found in Polo sedan, 5th generation and a sixth generation liftback. Both models are assembled at a plant in Kaluga, exclusively for markets in Russia and developing countries. On sedans, the transmission is offered in the Football Edition, Connect, Joy, Highline, and the GT sport version. For liftbacks, the robot is available in the assemblies Football Edition, Exclusive, and Status.
Volkswagen Polo automatic transmission: reviews
Cars VW Polo, occupy a leading position in the world for the durability of its main units, including automatic transmissions. This fact is confirmed by the car owners, who leave numerous positive statements on the network. However, along with the laudatory odes, it is possible to meet some reviews of owners about the disadvantages of the automatic Volkswagen Polo.
Reviews about specific combinations of engines and automatic transmission
There are both, positive and negative reviews of the Volkswagen Polo automatic transmission in conjunction with different engines. Owners of cars models Polo, equipped with a six-speed box in combination with motors 1.4 or 1.6 liters, speak positively about the work of such a tandem, as a sufficient number of speeds, gives the power plant to open on the highway.
Drivers who have had experience in driving cars lineup VW Polo, equipped with seven-speed DSG Q-200, do not have any particular complaints about the work of this robotized box. However, many experienced motorists know that these robots are still considered imperfect, but quite promising units, because, despite some problems during operation, they provide the best performance and comfort in driving.
Reviews of owners about the disadvantages of the automatic Volkswagen Polo refers to too small speed range of four-speed automatics, causing low dynamic qualities of the car. For example, drivers often write that four-speed with a 1.4 motor, the acceleration of the car up to a hundred is just “turtle” – as much as 15-17 seconds.
About the reliability and performance of the automatic transmission
The vast majority of owners leave positive reviews about the VW Polo automatic transmission on the Internet. People write about the high reliability and durability of the four and six speed automatic transmission VW Polo. In addition, they praise the smoothness and balance of these boxes when shifting gears.
Among the disadvantages note a strong overheating of automatic transmissions due to contamination of cooling and lubricating fluid ATF, products of friction wear, as a consequence of the loss of all the necessary additives for the automatic transmission operation. Accordingly, without proper cooling at an increased rate of wear and tear actuating elements of the “automatic machine”, there are failures in the work of the unit.
Volkswagen Polo Automatic Transmission
However, with proper treatment life of automatic transmission in a Volkswagen Polo can exceed 300 000 km mileage. For this it is important to follow a few simple rules:
- Change the oil regularly, at least every 40-60 thousand km;
- At least once per 150 000 km or at the first failures in the work of the unit, to conduct a diagnostic repair with replacement of worn out consumables;
- treat with “automatic” carefully: avoid quick starts, warm up the box for 3-5 minutes, before a trip during winter cold, avoid using the car as a tow car for heavily loaded trailers or another vehicle.
As for the automatic transmissions there are mixed opinions, because in Russia drivers do not particularly trust the reliability of such units and even avoid considering as a purchase cars with robotized transmissions.
Yet many experts claim that it is the best type of automatic transmission available today. Experts from VAG have corrected many of the shortcomings of their own automatic transmissions, which were present in the first, released units. Therefore, today’s DSG-7 robotized boxes, have become much more reliable. With careful handling their life can reach 100,000 km of mileage, before the first malfunctions appear.
About the cost of maintenance and repair
As evidenced by the reviews of the Volkswagen Polo automatic box about the cost of maintenance and repair of the unit, here the price is significantly higher than that of the manual transmission. Still, the operational advantages of the automatic outweigh its price disadvantages.
Robotic gearbox DSG-7 is expensive in service and repair. Clutch disks are the first to be worn out, actuator dies, and the mechatronic burns down after it. Replacement of these parts will cost about 100,000 rubles. The driver with such a box should be ready to invest the mentioned sum in every hundred thousand km of run. However, given the excellent performance of this unit and good fuel economy, this amount is well worth it.
O9G AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
The carpet in my “Bum Comfort” package got the 09G automatic transmission, from the much respected company “Aisin”. Time-tested hardware, reliable!
If it were not for one “but”. Wagodecks, in the pursuit of economy, have programmatically reduced its service life and they have obviously underdone something. Only the lazy man has not written about early locking, plus slippage of the freaks when engaging the gear, to smooth out kicks.
Lock is tightened in 3 and 4 gears, you feel like driving a variator, the speed increases, rpm stands or falls, depends on the intensity of acceleration.
When braking, the acdt was forced to brake with the engine, and also with kicks.
But that’s okay, this solution helped to solve the economy issue.
But a question for software engineers… Dear, what did you eat, not poisonous toads in France? Can not synchronize the two shafts? Still, one programming chip in the axle I like. Saves the box from overheating in the hot summer.
After stopping, e.g. traffic lights, press the brake pedal a little harder, by the vibration you will feel the acp go into neutral, before moving a little less pressure on the brake, the acp will boot up again.
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A word of advice, please. Polo 1.6 AT. The problem is this: I put in reverse gear, there is a knocking sound. I can not hear it in D, it only comes on R and only when I put on the brake. When I release the brake, the car goes in reverse, no sound, but when I stop the car, all over again. Has anyone had this problem?
Check to see if it’s touching the dvc protection
Ehhh. If you drove French boxes, you wouldn’t say anything bad about aisin
You probably didn’t read it very carefully, in a nutshell: the claims are about the software that vag developed. It’s not just that I drove them, at one time I was engaged in an axle, a bunch of these dp0, it’s al4 rebuilt.
Does it make sense to flash from the octavia or not?
To understand, you need to compare the firmware, I did not do it, so I can not answer. But I have a suspicion they are the same…
Good day. Change the coding of the box on 010100204S00000000000000000000000000 and change the firmware box from Skoda Octavia 1.6 110 hp And you will be happy.
I have heard more than once, that the firmware from the octavia put, thank you)))
Good day. Change the coding of the box on 010100204S00000000000000000000000000 and change the firmware box from Skoda Octavia 1.6 110 hp And you will be happy.
Happiness that will be, but here I do not like the blocking bagel, before each braking with increased to a lowered as if the anchor throws the brake engine, the firmware from octavia very much it is felt than the stock, and + load on the 3 hand sometimes vnatyag, maybe if you chip the engine 1.6 will be normal, but so on chesnok from octavia personally I did not go.
Especially for you scanner dusty got. In the photo you can see the version of the software.
Neibot Dear guest202 said: ↑ Good afternoon, who can tell me what is the latest firmware on the icin ? Not happy with the box working within 15-20 min after starting. It makes sense to check the update for those who have the 09G927749M box control unit. They were installed, if you believe the catalog, before 11/21/2016. The firmware from the factory as released were 2862, 3100, 3182. This unit was officially released in 2018 with firmware 3347, which according to reviews is the smoothest possible on a restyled polo.
Cars later 21.11.2016 – 09G927158AQ (physically different from the previous one, not interchangeable), the firmware 3175 has been on it since it appeared, there have been no updates for all time. Remains to live with what is and wait.
I have a car on the pts December 7, 2016, and I’m even a little intrigued =) I have no complaints about the box so far, it drives ok when warmed up.
But I need to look through elm327, what kind of unit I have – if the old, I will go to the offices for an update … In other words, we have a new automatic transmission unit, no new adaptation yet
Same thing, side view)
Neibot Dear guest202 said: ↑ Good afternoon, who can tell me what is the latest firmware on the icin ? Not happy with the box working within 15-20 min after starting. It makes sense to check the update for those who have the 09G927749M box control unit. They were installed, if you believe the catalog, before 11/21/2016. The firmware from the factory as released were 2862, 3100, 3182. This unit was officially released in 2018 with firmware 3347, which according to reviews is the smoothest possible on a restyled polo.
Cars later 21.11.2016 – 09G927158AQ (physically different from the previous one, not interchangeable), the firmware 3175 has been on it since it appeared, there have been no updates for all time. Remains to live with what is and wait.
I have a car on the pts December 7, 2016, and I’m even a little intrigued =) I have no complaints about the box so far, it drives ok when warmed up.
But I need to look through elm327, what kind of unit I have – if the old, I will go to the offices for an update … In other words, we have a new automatic transmission unit, no new adaptation yet
And this is the 20 year coding
Neibot Dear guest202 said: ↑ Good afternoon, who can tell me what is the latest firmware on the icin ? Not happy with the box working within 15-20 min after starting. It makes sense to check the update for those who have the 09G927749M box control unit. They were installed, if you believe the catalog, before 11/21/2016. The firmware from the factory as released were 2862, 3100, 3182. This unit was officially released in 2018 with firmware 3347, which according to reviews is the smoothest possible on a restyled polo.
Cars later 21.11.2016 – 09G927158AQ (physically different from the previous one, not interchangeable), the firmware 3175 has been on it since it appeared, there have been no updates for all time. Remains to live with what is and wait.
I have a car on the pts December 7, 2016, and I’m even a little intrigued =) I have no complaints about the box so far, it drives ok when warmed up.
But I need to look through elm327, what kind of unit I have – if the old, I will go to the offices for an update … In other words, we have a new automatic transmission unit, no new adaptation yet
Try initializing and re-adapting, I have to tell you right away that after resetting there may be kickbacks in all speeds.
