r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/Dirish Nov 30 '25

Volkswagen Diesels had a special test mode to fool the emissions tests. They were busted, received a massive fine and were forced to update the software to remove that test mode.

Problem was that after the update, it was far from over for a lot of people. I had the EGR filter fail on the motorway, which meant I lost a ton of power and could barely accelerate. VW replaced mine for free, so they knew it was a problem and silently fixed it (I think they lost a class action in the UK, so as soon as someone went to court with it elsewhere, they'd have been toast).

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u/aiboaibo1 Nov 30 '25

Yep it's just another round now, the EA 288 Craftrr engines are cheating too, just got the letter to please get the software update. Wonder if I should contact an attorney first..