It is only a matter of time before one of these engine shut downs causes a crash.
I agree. That’s the part i’d tell Motability, and that you want to get rid of the car because it’s ridiculous to suggest that driving a car where the engine can conk out at any point (which would lead to servo assist failing etc as well) is safe to drive.
You have proof that the car is faulty, reject it.
Though generally speaking, that’s a rather odd issue, our Golf (thankfully) has none of that, and doesn’t seem to be any info on forums etc either.
Either way, if VW doesn’t want to or can’t fix it, reject it, no ifs/buts.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.