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The What Van? Road Test: VW Caddy (2018)

Date: Friday, September 20, 2019   |   Author: Steve Banner

The back doors are glazed, which may give rise to security concerns, and equipped with a wash/wipe system.

A half-height plastic bulkhead topped off by a plastic grille divides the cab from the cargo area.

The quality of VW engineering means that the combination is doubtless strong enough to stop a shifting load, but we would still prefer an all-steel barrier, even though its extra weight would result in a slightly lower payload capacity.

Build quality is up to Volkswagen’s usual exemplary standard. Unfortunately, however, our demonstrator’s cargo area was not lined, aside from some half-height panels on the doors and a panel on the offside at wheel-box height. There was no protection for the floor, but a removable plastic load tray was installed, secured by straps to the rearmost of six floor-mounted tie-down points.

Extra carrying capability was provided by optional roof-mounted rails finished in black.

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