DQ380 DSG Gearbox: Common Faults, Specs & Professional Repair

The first DSG gearboxes made their way onto the roads in the early 2000s, fitted in the MKIV Volkswagen Golf R32. It was the world’s first production car equipped with an automated dual-clutch transmission. Early fanfare aside, early DSG gearboxes were not beloved. They were unreliable, tricky to maintain and even trickier to repair, but fast forward two decades some form of quick-shifting automatic gearbox is fitted in almost every road-going car.

The DQ380 / DQ381 DSG Gearbox

VW launched the first of their 7-speed DSG units in 2008, but demand for a smaller gearbox, capable of handling the greater torque demands of modern hybrids, resulted in the DQ380 / DQ381, which was launched first into the Chinese market. The DQ381 (0GC) was developed specifically for the European market and was introduced in 2017. Replacing the ageing 6-speed DQ250, it’s now fitted in a large portion of the Volkswagen Group’s models.

What vehicles are equipped with a DQ380 / DQ381 DSG

Audi A3 – (2012 onwards)
Audi Q2 – (2016 onwards)
Audi Q3 – (2018 onwards)
Cupra Ateca – (2018 onwards)
Seat Ateca – (2016 onwards)
Seat Tarraco – (2018 onwards)
Skoda Karoq – (2017 onwards)
Skoda Kodiaq – (2017 onwards)
Skoda Superb – (2015 onwards)
Volkswagen Arteon – (2017 onwards)
Volkswagen Golf – (2012 onwards)
Volkswagen Passat – (2014 onwards)
Volkswagen T-Roc – (2017 onwards)
Volkswagen Tiguan – (2016 onwards)
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace – (2017 onwards)
Volkswagen Touran – (2015 onwards)

DQ380 / DQ381 common faults

P1735 00 - Position sensor for clutch 1 electrical malfunction
P1736 00 - Position sensor for clutch 2 electrical malfunction
P0805 - Clutch position sensor circuit

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