I don't know... aside from the the coil pack and window regulator issues that affected a few model years, the Golf/Jetta hasn't been too bad, has it?
But I did drive a Phaeton once, and while it was sweet as hell, I couldn't see paying $60K for it. IMO if there's a company out there that least deserves its "premium" reputation and price right now it's Mercedes (although this does not apply to the AMG models).
