Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-22 | 03V154000 |
TIRES | 11 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | To Whom It May Concern, I am submitting this letter as a formal complaint regarding an authorized automobile dealer’s … |
| 2023-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was letting my car run for a couple of minutes for the AC to cool down the car and I went into my house. When I came… |
| 2019-09-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING INTO THE MALL PARKING LOT AT SPEED OF 20 MPH ALL AIRBAGS EXPLODED EXCEPT THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG AND MY… |
| 2018-12-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR GETS FLOODED CAUSING THE WHOLE WIRING SYSTEM THROUGH THE CAR TO GET DAMAGE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY… |
| 2018-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHT IS FLASHING RED. THE ABS MODULE SEEMS TO BE BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS THESE LIGHTS WHE… |
| 2017-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I GET AN AUDIO AND VISUAL ALERT ON MY DASH STATING TO 'STOP, BRAKE FAILURE' IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING, … |
| 2017-11-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2002 PASSAT W8 4-MOTION, HAVING ONLY 126,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, IN OCTOBER 2017 OFTEN AFTER REFUELING… |
| 2017-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT IS ON |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT MESSAGE WHEN STARTING MY CAR EVERYTIME. |
| 2017-05-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING ON THE UPPER SIDE BEHIND THE REAR SEATS WHEN IS FULL. I THINK VOLKSWAGEN RECALLED SOME VEHICLES… |
| 2017-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKES ARE FAULTY....THEY WORK RANDOMLY. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCH THIS PARTICULAR MODULAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN A … |
| 2016-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. LEAK ON DRIVER SIDE UNDER REAR DOOR. STOPS AFTER GAGE IS BELOW 3/4 FULL. |
| 2016-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PERIODICALLY, WHEN DRIVING, THE "ABS", "BRAKE", AND THE "ANTI SLIP REGULATION" LIGHTS WILL FLASH WITH AN ALARM SOUND TH… |
| 2016-08-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK. UPON FURTHE… |
| 2016-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHI… |
| 2016-07-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 07, 2008 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V156000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE WHEN FUEL TA… |
| 2016-07-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING BRAKES LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WITH NOISE |
| 2016-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN AROUND CITY STREETS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I WAS GOING SPEED LIMIT(25-30 MP… |
| 2016-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT PIGTAILS HAVE MELTED ,FUEL PUMP HAS GONE ,AND THE PLASTIC RESERVOIR PEICE FROM MY COOLANT PUMP HAS MELTED OFF… |
| 2015-12-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DRIVING UPHILL. NEEDLE ON THERMOSTAT GAUGE SUDDENLY PERKED REALLY FAST TOWARDS HOT. ENGINE LIGHT… |
| 2015-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE EMITTED FRO… |
| 2015-09-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH OR IN CITY TRAFFIC I GET AN ALARM WARNING THAT MY DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN. TO SHUT THE LOUD WARNI… |
| 2015-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME AND NOW ENGINE MAKES A TICKING NOISE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IS… |
| 2015-04-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FUEL TANK HAS APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS OR MORE, FUEL POURS OUT FROM UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT TWO FEET FR… |
| 2015-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TWO DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I DROVE THROUGH A POTHOLE ON A CITY STREET. I HAVE DRIVEN INTO POTHOLES NO DIF… |
| 2015-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL WAS FROZEN - BRAKES INOPERATIVE. MECHANICAL INSPECTION REVEALED WATER IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT HAD FROZEN,… |
| 2014-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS WATER IN THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER. WHEN IT IS COLD IT WILL FREEZE UP AN NO BRAKES. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR … |
| 2014-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE… |
| 2014-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS FAULT/FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT. *TR |
| 2014-09-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL IS LEAKING WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, HAPPENED THE TWO LAST TIME I FILL THE TANK, WHEN THE TANK IS HALF NOT LEAK. … |
| 2014-09-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO BEING TOLD THE RECALL TO REPAIR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT ON HER VEHIC… |
| 2014-08-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND… |
| 2014-08-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST TIME I FILLED TANK FUEL FULL WITH FUEL AND FUEL TANK STARTED TO LEAK. I SEND THE CAR TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALER ND THEY… |
| 2014-06-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, IT BEEPS 3 TIMES AND THEN MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASH ON MY DASH FOR MY ENTIRE CAR RIDE… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR BEEPS AND DISPLAYS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT. AT FIRST THEY APPEAR AND THEN DISAPPEAR. ON 6/12/2014 THE A… |
| 2014-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEP FLASHING ON AND OFF. *TR |
| 2014-02-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A SNOWY DAY WAS GOING UP A STEEP HILL CAUSING THE CAR TO SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE HAD TO TRY AND EASE … |
| 2014-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED WHEN I ENTERED A CONVENIENCE STORE. NO SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OR ANY SIGN OF T… |
| 2014-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A DANGEROUS GAS LEAK FROM THE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FUEL TANK THAT IS NOT DAMAGED BY THE ROAD, OR OTHER DEBRIS. … |
| 2013-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ISSUE ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWIN… |
| 2013-10-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD WORK DONE ON MY VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #08V156000, WHICH REQUIRED INSPECTION, AND THE INSTALLAT… |
| 2013-08-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONCERNING VOLKSWAGEN RECALL 08V156000. SUMMARY: VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 412,000 MY 1999-2005 PASSAT (5TH GENERATION… |
| 2013-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | IN AUGUST OF 2013, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR, I … |
| 2013-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR |
| 2013-03-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING MY VEHICLES GAS TANK AND I WAS SMELLING A POTENT GAS ODOR AND IT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MILES. WHEN ARRIV… |
| 2013-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CEL 17887 BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. THIS CAUSES A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. HARD PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP… |
| 2013-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON A VERY COLD DAY (BELOW FREEZING) IN JANUARY 2013 WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY LONG DRIVEWAY WITH A 4% GRADE, THE BRAKES FAI… |
| 2012-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE FUEL TA… |
| 2012-07-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2012-06-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER PULLED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOTICED A FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE. SHE PULLED INTO OUR GARAGE, GOT OUT OF THE … |