Safety Score
50
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-18 | 18V247000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 71,335 | — | Details |
| 2017-08-16 | 17V509000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 280,915 | — | Details |
| 2006-12-12 | 06V470000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 57,291 | — | Details |
| 2006-12-12 | 06V472000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 58,800 | — | Details |
| 2005-11-30 | 05V540000 |
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 15 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2006 Volkswagen Passat . The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air… |
| 2025-05-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalle… |
| 2024-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air B… |
| 2024-01-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My family and I have been VW owners for over 60 years. Unfortunately, the 2006 VW Passat has been layered with defects,… |
| 2023-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission clunks into gear and loses traction while shifting. |
| 2023-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | We owned vehicle approx 8yrs and in late 2022 will driving/on highway 55mph or local roads like Broadway 15-20mph the … |
| 2022-09-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | The contact owned a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while her husband was driving in traffic, he rear-e… |
| 2022-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Stalled out as I started to accelerate from a stop light. It's like not getting and fuel. Possibly some type of issue … |
| 2020-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE FAIL AND BREAK THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY… |
| 2020-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAVE 2006 3.6L VW PASSAT WITH 55K MILES FOR MY DAUGHTER. JUST RECENTLY THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SEIZED… |
| 2020-06-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. VERY HEAVY FUMES COMING IN THE CAR AND AROUND THE CAR. WHEN T… |
| 2020-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE B6 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0T ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER VW MODELS ARE NOTORIOUSLY PR… |
| 2020-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRYING TO START CAR AND WON'T TURN ON WITH KEY ALL MY KEYS DON'T WORK SAYS STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFECTIVE CAN'T GET MY C… |
| 2020-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPED AND START GOING AND GET TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND SHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AND … |
| 2019-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE DOES. SUDDEN STOP WHILE I'M DRIVING EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS UP ND THEN ON DASH IT STATE TO STOP VEHICLE PULL … |
| 2019-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS DRIVING AND BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. THEN I TRIED TO STOP AS I CAME TO A RED LIGHT N BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED.… |
| 2019-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY VW HAS BEEN HARD TO START AND GETTING THE STEERING LOCK FAULT WARNING. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL, BU… |
| 2019-06-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED AS IT NORMALLY DOES. IT TAKES TWO OR THREE KEY PUSHES TO G… |
| 2019-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ...THE EPX LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH MAY REFERENCE TO THE OIL PUMP BOLT FAILING...CRANKS… |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A VOS WAGON 2016 AND I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED A MODEL THAT GOES BEFORE THE BOMB OF THE GASOLIN… |
| 2019-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED TO SOUND LIKR A DEISEL ENGINE AND LEAK OIL. OIL PUMP BOLT BACKED OUT. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. |
| 2019-02-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MISSES SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO SECOND SPEED AND 2ND TO 3RD. ROUGH SHIFTS. DIFFICULTY TO ENGAGE IN THE NEXT SPEED CAUSING T… |
| 2018-12-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A STREET AND THEN THE VEHICLE MADE A BUMP NOISE AND BEGAN LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER AS THE… |
| 2018-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO AUTHORIZED… |
| 2018-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE. I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO APPLY THE … |
| 2018-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HELLO- PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT DISENGAGE, MAKING CAR UNDRIVEABLE. PARKING BRAKE ALSO TURNS ON ON ITS OWN WHEN THE CAR IS… |
| 2018-09-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LOST IT'S POWER, GAS CONSUPTION IS SO HIGH, ENGINE IS SHAKING AND NOISY AND WLECTRICAL CONTROLE IS DOWN RAND… |
| 2018-08-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS 2 SAFETY RECALLS ON MY CARS VIN NUMBER AN MY DEALERSHIP I GOT IT FROM WOBT FIX IT I'VE ASKED OVER AN OVER I'VE… |
| 2018-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE WAS A VALVE BODY RECALL FOR ROUGH SHIFTS. I HAD NOTICED THESE A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO THE VACUUM PUMP, AIRBAGS EC… |
| 2018-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS MY 2ND TIME WRITING ONLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMS AS IF IT MAY BE MORE THEN JUST ONE THING! THINKING IT WAS EC… |
| 2018-06-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. ALSO EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE TRUNK FILLS … |
| 2018-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED … |
| 2018-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HI I HAVE A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0T AND IT HAS TWO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN TO FIX THE RECALLS B… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the passenger’s side frontal air bag failed to funct… |
| 2018-05-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AUGUST 16, 2017 A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. IT'S GOING ON A YEAR NOW AND THERE IS NO RE… |
| 2018-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE 2006 3.6L V6 ENGINES HAVE A TERRIBLE FLAW. THE OIL PUMP BOLT INSTALLED FROM THE VW FACTO… |
| 2018-04-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB… |
| 2018-04-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (F… |
| 2018-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | recalled airbag |
| 2018-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE OR FUEL PUMP FAILING PER DIAGNOSIS FROM INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN BECAUSE T… |
| 2018-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUT OF THE BLUE THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SHUT OFF CAR. IMMEDIATLY PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. OIL … |
| 2018-03-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY FUEL PUMP MODULATOR WENT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PAY FOR IT UP FRONT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR IT… |
| 2018-02-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | FRONT GRILL OF THE VEHICLE IS DENTED BUT NOT DAMAGED. CAR WORKS PERFECTLY FINE. JUST NEEDS SLIGHT BODY WORK, BUT OTHER … |
| 2018-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE … |
| 2018-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED … |
| 2018-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL NUMBER 20AE AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V509 SINCE AUGUST 2017 AND THERE HAS BEEN 0 MOVEMENT … |
| 2018-01-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE R… |
| 2018-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | "IN RELATION TO FUEL PUMP RECALL"....SINCE THE YEAR STARTED MY CAR HAS BEEN HESITANT TO START AND SOMETIMES NEEDS A SEC… |
| 2018-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE STEERING LOCK KEPT… |
| 2017-12-10 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB AND TH… |