Volkswagen Passat Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2013 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2022 Volkswagen Passat	0	13	1	n/a
2021 Volkswagen Passat	1	20	1	n/a
2020 Volkswagen Passat	3	18	1	n/a
2019 Volkswagen Passat	1	12	0	n/a
2018 Volkswagen Passat	4	46	5	n/a
2017 Volkswagen Passat	7	110	9	n/a
2016 Volkswagen Passat	5	106	4	n/a
2015 Volkswagen Passat	7	243	11	n/a
2014 Volkswagen Passat	10	594	19	n/a
2013 Volkswagen Passat	9	749	29	n/a
2012 Volkswagen Passat	11	484	14	n/a
2011 Volkswagen Passat	0	16	3	n/a
2010 Volkswagen Passat	4	163	5	n/a
2009 Volkswagen Passat	4	146	5	n/a
2008 Volkswagen Passat	4	168	3	n/a
2007 Volkswagen Passat	7	262	4	n/a
2006 Volkswagen Passat	7	576	21	n/a
2005 Volkswagen Passat	3	148	7	n/a
2004 Volkswagen Passat	3	279	9	n/a
2003 Volkswagen Passat	6	628	14	n/a
2002 Volkswagen Passat	3	636	10	n/a
2001 Volkswagen Passat	3	430	14	n/a
2000 Volkswagen Passat	3	507	11	n/a
1999 Volkswagen Passat	5	664	11	n/a
1998 Volkswagen Passat	4	331	6	n/a
1997 Volkswagen Passat	0	37	1	n/a
1996 Volkswagen Passat	1	40	0	n/a
1995 Volkswagen Passat	1	93	3	n/a
1994 Volkswagen Passat	1	25	0	n/a
1993 Volkswagen Passat	3	68	3	n/a
1992 Volkswagen Passat	1	39	3	n/a
1991 Volkswagen Passat	1	24	0	n/a
1990 Volkswagen Passat	2	34	0	n/a

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