Volkswagen Passat problems by model year
NHTSA has 7,707 owner complaints on file across 33 model years of the Volkswagen Passat. The model year with the most complaints is 2013 (749).
Model years ranked by complaints
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 749 | 9 | 2013 Volkswagen Passat problems |
| 1999 | 664 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 636 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 628 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 594 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 576 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 507 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 484 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 430 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 331 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 279 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 262 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 243 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 168 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 163 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 148 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 146 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 110 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 106 | 5 | |
| 1995 | 93 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 68 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 46 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 40 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 39 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 34 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 |
Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular models collect more of them. Data as of 2026-10-22.