The 7-speed robotic transmission VW DQ381 or DSG 7 0GC has been produced at a factory in China since 2017 and is installed on almost all modern models of the concern with a transverse engine. This gearbox with a pair of wet clutches exists in a version for front-wheel drive 7A and all-wheel drive 7F.
DSG-7 family: DQ200, DQ381, DQ500, DL382, DL501.
Specifications
| Production years | since 2017 |
| Type | robotic transmission |
| Number of gears | 7 |
| Type of drive | front / all wheel |
| Engine volume, l | up to 2.0 |
| Torque output, Nm | up to 420 |
| Recommended oil | VAG G 055 529 A2 |
| Oil capacity, liter | 7.0 |
| Replacing the oil | every 60,000 km |
| Replacing the filter | every 60,000 km |
| Gearbox lifespan, km | ~300 000 |
| Weight, kg | 85 |
Gear ratios Volkswagen DQ381
Using the example of a VW Taos 2021 with a 1.4 TSI engine:
| Main | 4.813/3.667 |
| 1st | 3.190 |
| 2nd | 2.750 |
| 3rd | 1.897 |
| 4th | 1.040 |
| 5th | 0.793 |
| 6th | 0.860 |
| 7th | 0.661 |
| Reverse | 2.900 |
The transmission was installed on:
- Audi A3 3 (8V) in 2017 – 2020; A3 4 (8Y) since 2020;
- Audi Q2 1 (GA) since 2017;
- Audi Q3 2 (F3) since 2018;
- Seat Alhambra 2 (7N) in 2018 – 2020;
- Seat Ateca 1 (KH) since 2017;
- Seat Leon 3 (5F) in 2017 – 2020; Leon 4 (KL) since 2020;
- Skoda Karoq 1 (NU) since 2018;
- Skoda Kodiaq 1 (NS) since 2018;
- Skoda Octavia 3 (5E) in 2017 – 2020; Octavia 4 (NX) since 2019;
- Skoda Superb 3 (3V) since 2018;
- Volkswagen Arteon 1 (3H) since 2017;
- Volkswagen Caddy 5 (SB) since 2020;
- Volkswagen Golf 7 (5G) in 2017 – 2020; Golf 8 (CD) since 2019;
- Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan 1 (AM) in 2017 – 2020;
- Volkswagen Jetta 7 (BU) since 2019;
- Volkswagen Passat B8 (3G) since 2017;
- Volkswagen Sharan 2 (7N) in 2018 – 2020;
- Volkswagen T-Roc 1 (A1) since 2017;
- Volkswagen Taos 1 (CP) since 2020;
- Volkswagen Touran 2 (5T) since 2018.
Disadvantages of the VW DQ381 gearbox
- For some owners, the car does not respond to the gas pedal until it warms up.
- Some people complain about very hard gearbox shifts from first to second.
- Firmware usually does not help and everything is solved only after replacing the mechatronics.
- The remaining gearbox problems are related to start-stop glitches and seal leaks.
