Used Volkswagen Arteon Rear View Mirror

The Arteon was facelifted in 2020, so a 2018 car is pre-facelift and a 2021 car is post-facelift — these sit in different generations and the interior trim and fittings were updated at that point. It is quite possible the mirror housing, mounting bracket, or wiring connector differs across that boundary, particularly if your car has auto-dimming or a camera integrated into the mirror. Confirm with the breaker that the donor mirror matches your exact registration before buying.

Trim level can matter on the Arteon because higher trims such as Elegance and R-Line were more likely to be fitted with auto-dimming rear view mirrors or mirrors with integrated driver-assistance cameras, whereas entry trims like SE may have had a simpler manual-dip unit. The physical mounting point is the same across trims, but the wiring and connectors will differ if one mirror has electronics and the other does not. Tell the breaker your trim level and whether your current mirror has any buttons or wiring attached so they can match the right unit.

The Arteon was introduced in 2017 and received a facelift for the 2020 model year, after which interior updates were made. Whether the mirror itself is physically interchangeable across that facelift boundary is not something that can be guaranteed, especially for electronically equipped mirrors where connector types or camera integrations may have changed. Confirm with the breaker by checking the part number against your registration.

An interior rear view mirror is a centrally mounted part, so there is no nearside or offside consideration — there is only one mirror per car. As long as the generation matches and the specification of the mirror (auto-dimming, camera, plain) matches your own, you are looking in the right place.

The Arteon Shooting Brake (estate) was introduced alongside the facelifted Arteon in 2020, and while it shares much of the same interior architecture as the standard Arteon, there is a possibility that the rear view mirror differs if camera-based rear visibility systems were more commonly specified on the Shooting Brake body style. If your mirror is a plain unit with no electronics, a match from either body style in the same generation is more likely to be straightforward, but confirm with the breaker against your registration to be sure.

Tell the breaker your car's year, trim level (for example SE, Elegance, or R-Line), and whether your existing mirror is a plain manual-dip type or has additional features such as auto-dimming, an integrated camera, or any buttons on the mirror housing. Also let them know whether the mirror has a wiring plug behind the trim cover, as this will help them identify the correct specification from their stock. Providing your registration number is the quickest way for a breaker to look up the exact part.