There’ve been a few cases reported on the forum. IMHO for VW to have acknowledged the issue with cracked surrounds probably means there’s more than the odd one or two cases. However, the number of mk7 / mk7.5 Golfs with cracked sunroof surrounds is likely to represent only a small proportion of the total number of cars with sunroofs, so I wouldn’t get too worried about it.
Worth having a read of the ‘Cracked Sunroof Surround’ discussion thread at the link below if you’ve not already done so. Reply #168 in that discussion thread makes reference to VW acknowledging the issue with cracked sunroof surrounds.
https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=286255.0Whether or not a cracked sunroof surround would be covered under an Inchcape Warranty will depend on what the scope of cover is under the warranty and the list of exclusions in the small print, so you’d really need to read the warranty booklet to determine what is or isn’t covered. I’m assuming the Inchcape Warranty will be a pretty standard aftermarket warranty, and these are insurance products that usually cover sudden and unforeseen failure of electrical and mechanical components. I doubt a sunroof surround would be considered to be an electrical or mechanical component, in which case it wouldn’t be covered under the warranty. This is what the Inchcape website says in relation to their used car warranty;
Our used car warranties offer an exceptional level of cover, which includes the following:
- No mileage restrictions from when your warranty starts
- Covering the majority of mechanical and electrical component failure items
- Covers full parts, labour and VAT costs, with no excesses
- No limit to the number of claims you can make and up to the original purchase price of your car
- Only manufacturer approved replacement parts are used in a warranty repair
- Replacement car up to a midsized saloon provided in the event of a warranty repair
- Overnight accommodation and rail fares paid up to £75 in the event that your car cannot be repaired under warranty within 24 hours
- Warranty applies when driving in Europe or the Republic of Ireland for 60 days in total any one year
- Can be extended up to 36 monthsFor information, VW’s own warranty that they supply with used cars sold under their ‘Approved Used’ scheme doesn’t cover sunroofs - there’s and exclusion of ‘Bodywork’ and sunroof assemblies are considered to be bodywork, so they’re excluded.
