With an average annual mileage of 15,000 miles, a well-maintained advanced VW engine can last for 30 to 40 years before requiring expensive repairs. However, there are many engines available in the market that have the capacity to run at least 100,000 miles.
A carefully driven and well-maintained Volkswagen Beetle can be expected to last 150,000 miles, or 10 years based on driving 15,000 miles per year. However, VW bugs are known for their high cost of repairs. Currently have a 2013 2.0T CC w/DSG 100% stock and it has 190k miles, timing chain was done at 180k miles. Everything is original and no issues. CURRENT: 01 Silver Sedan Built 2.7 w/2.8 heads Tial 770kit -- 01.5 Silver Avant Stage 3 -- 02 GTI -- 02 Lexus IS300 SportCross Wagon. This prolongs the life of the engine. Petrol is a detergent and washes away oil from the components of the engine, therefore, wearing it out quicker. Typically you can get between 250,000 km to 300,000 km from a petrol engine before it starts to burn oil and wear out. A diesel engine can easily manage 500,000 km and still have room to keep 1UXqTW.