Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-07 | 08V156000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 412,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | Side airbag deployed for no reason while driving straight at the speed limit of 75 mph. The local VW dealer determined … |
| 2020-11-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER BEIN… |
| 2019-07-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD … |
| 2018-04-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENG… |
| 2017-01-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE IN THE CABIN. WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. A F… |
| 2016-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTIN… |
| 2015-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEMAS ELCTRICOS |
| 2015-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND PICKUP WOULD NOT START, SO I LIFT MY HOOD OF MY PASSAT TO GIVE HIM A JUMP AND THE WHOLE SECTION ALL THE WAY… |
| 2014-08-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS WITH SIMILAR REPORTS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THEN SAT FOR 24HRS, WHEN IT WAS STARTED AGAIN A STRONG GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED… |
| 2014-07-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A FUEL … |
| 2014-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS FUE… |
| 2014-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN APPROXIMATELY JULY OF 2014 MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STARTED EXPERIENCING ON AND OFF AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE FIRIN… |
| 2014-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT SINCE 2006 AND HAVE HAD ONLY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR UNITL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING … |
| 2013-11-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I KEPT NOTICING A SMELL OF GASOLINE. ONE MORNING WHEN I BACKED UP AND LOOKED FORWARD THERE WAS A PUDDLE. I GOT OUT, BEN… |
| 2013-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | A RAINY NIGHT, 10:30 PM., ON THE FREEWAY RETURNING HOME FROM A SYMPHONY CONCERT, THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT. I, HUSBAND/DRI… |
| 2013-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR:ABS,BRAKE,STOP,BRAKE FAULT ON DASH WARNING AREA. STOPPED AT LOCAL REPAIR CENTER,COU… |
| 2013-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM THERE IS A SCREEN THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG. WHEN IT GETS MORE THAN 65 DEGREES OUTSIDE… |
| 2012-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2000 VW PASSAT GLS WAGON BEGAN EXHIBITING A FLASHING/BEEPING RED BRAKE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A SOLID YELLOW ABS AND T… |
| 2012-09-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 00 VW PASSAT . THIS CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT RUNNING AND DRIVING CAR. I BOUGHT IT IN FEB 1… |
| 2012-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE AND I REPLACED THEM ON MAY 10, 2014, THEN THEY BROKE AGAIN ON JULY 6, AND I AGAIN REPLACED THEM NOW… |
| 2012-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATION AND ENGAGING PASSING MODE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PEDAL RELEASED. VERY DIFFICULT T… |
| 2012-01-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE STARTED TO LEAK AND MY WINDOWS FOGGED UP WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR CRASH BECAUS… |
| 2011-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS PARKED. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT IT DID NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED A SECOND TIME AND NOTICED WHIT… |
| 2011-11-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VE… |
| 2011-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS MODULE FAILED. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHING. *TR |
| 2011-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE PUMP BOSCH 5.3 VOLKSWAGEN PART 8E0 614 111 AH BEGAN LEAKING AND CAUSED BRAKE PRESSURE FAILURE IN BOTH CIRCUIT… |
| 2011-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MAKE:VOLKSWAGEN MODEL: PASSAT YEAR:2000 STREAMING GASOLINE LEAK INBOARD OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SI… |
| 2011-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STREAMING GASOLINE LEAK INBOARD OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS. AFTER OPERATI… |
| 2011-06-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE DEFECT IS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING HAZARD SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS … |
| 2011-05-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ONE OF THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOWS INTO FELL INTO THE DOOR RANDOM ON DAY, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. EVENTUALL… |
| 2011-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS/ASR/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING AND BEEPING. MESSAGE CENTER SAYS STOP, BRAKE FAULT. AFTER HAVING BRAKES REPLACE… |
| 2010-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF (COMPUTER FAILURE?). MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD T… |
| 2010-09-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS V6; THE GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FR… |
| 2010-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *TR |
| 2010-08-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE TURNED ON. MY CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THERE WAS A MISFIRE AT #2 CYLINDER ACCORDING TO THE AUTO MECHAN… |
| 2010-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY 8/9/10 IN MY 2000 V W PASSAT AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING THROUGH THE VENTS. NO WARNING … |
| 2010-07-07 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT. A WEEK AGO I THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE W… |
| 2010-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | MY 2000 VW PASSAT V6 ABS BRAKE MODULE HAS FAILED AND I GET THE STOP/ABS LIGHTS FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY,… |
| 2010-06-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | AT AROUND 12:30 TODD MCFADDEN (STORE MANAGER OF DUNN TIRE LLC 1170 CENTRAL AVE. DUNKIRK, NY 14048) ADVISED TO [XXX] (T… |
| 2010-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS MY 2000 VW PASSAT HAS A BURNING SMELL LIKE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE AFTER DRIVING A BIT (I'VE NOTI… |
| 2010-04-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE FREEWAY WAS CONGESTED AND I HAD JUST ACCELERATED… |
| 2010-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS MAKING A U TURN W… |
| 2010-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS MODULE FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM WITH UNIT. VW WANTS 1200 TO FIX BUT THEY REALIZE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALL OF T… |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF FOR THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE A… |
| 2009-10-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE ON 2000 1.8 T VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WITH 90K MILES. THE FAILURE IS A PROB… |
| 2009-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | 2000 VW PASSAT ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON. PROBABLY BAD ABS MODULE. *TR |
| 2009-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS, THERE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON DEFECT WITH OLDER VW PASSATS (MINE IS A 2000) FUEL LINES LEAKING… |
| 2009-07-05 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | PASSENGER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON MINE FIRST WITH A CRUNCHING SOUND AND THEN THE GLASS JUST FELL INTO THE DOO… |
| 2009-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKING MODULE HAS PREMATURELY FAILED ON OUR 2000 VW PASSAT. MINE OCCURRED 6 MONTHS AGO. AS A 9 YEAR OLD CAR … |
| 2009-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | 2000 PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED *TR |