@SamuelDonuts , yes it is a disgrace about these "incorrectly assembled Skoda built" EA211 engines needing to be fixed after failure, and paid for by the owner! As well as the potential for an under bonnet fire due to high pressure petrol being sprayed freely for a period of time, dictated by how long it takes to trigger the low fuel pressure engine management warning, and the driver to find a safe place to stop the engine and get out and away from the car!
Everyone should be aware of how little VW Group, especially in UK bothered about this, after I communicated with DVSA, they accepted that VW Group in UK had been in contact with them and had assured them that there was no known safety issue as the driver would get alerted to this failure (of a loosened bolt breaking) by a warning indicator on the dashboard, so should then, as for all other engine related issues, stop quickly! In other words, they admitted that this failure did not "set any flags" for their established protocol for triggering a recall. (not) Nice to know, my wife's August built Polo 1.2TSI might have been within the engine production window for this to be an issue, so I felt the need to contact DVSA on this topic, at least they replied, but I got the idea that if everyone that had experienced this, had contacted them, they would have re-visited their initial decision on this issue, so maybe "we" only have ourselves to blame in part. Did you contact DVSA about this? I'd think that most failed cars would have and still continue to, be getting handed into the nearest garage for repair due to cost and convenience, so VW Group, while being able to "see" the demand for what is a typical "repair kit of parts" are able to report not having handled many of these engines with this failure at our workshops, unfortunately the same goes for VW Group Indie workshops.
Edit:- for those who are not "in the know", this is not an early part failure or simple wear and tear, it is a bolt failure due to incorrect torque being applied at the engine assembly plant - ie a build issue covering a range of engine build dates which must be known to VW Group in Germany. As said, in some overseas markets, especially North America, the VW Group dealers requirement was to repair all failed engines FOC and to examine all held stock of car's engines covering a certain engine number range, and repair before sale/resale, using a defined kit of parts, again billing VW Group North America.
