Where VW keeps the mileage
PQ-era cars (Mk5/Mk6 Golf, corresponding Polo, Passat, Caddy and T5) hold the figure in the cluster within immobiliser-linked memory; the MQB generation (Mk7 Golf onward, T6.1 era vans) cross-stores it platform-wide, with 2020-on cars adding the locked SFD gateway. Same family of locks as our MQB48 key programming — one architecture, many badges. Single-plug tools half-work on the old cars and fail on the new; either way the mismatch lands with us eventually.
The VW diary regulars
Transporter and Caddy clusters swapped at the yard and programmed to true mileage before the next day's jobs. Golf and Polo replacement dashes after display failure. European imports converted from kilometres exactly. And owners of work vans we already look after for keys adding a mileage job to the same visit.
Models covered
Golf Mk5 through Mk8, Polo, Passat, Tiguan, Touran, Caddy, T5/T6/T6.1 Transporter and Crafter — cars and working vans alike. Call with the reg; the generation decides the route.
Whatever the reason — replacement cluster, import conversion, post-repair tidy-up or a rescued DIY attempt — the standard is the same: every module in agreement, verified at your address. Cost questions? The cost guide explains what moves the price.
T6 Transporter — cluster swap at the yard, back earning next day
A builder's T6 lost its dash; a good used cluster went in showing 30k too few. We met the van at the yard at day's end, set the documented figure through the platform, and it was on site with the crew by eight the next morning.
Volkswagen mileage questions
Do you come to work yards for vans?
My Mk7 Golf import counts kilometres. Proper fix?
Can you handle 2020-on VWs behind the SFD gateway?
Replacement cluster fitted — mileage wrong. Quick fix?
Mobile correction at your address — every module, verified, usually within a day or two.